Drug policy feels very unsettled right now. The war on drugs was a failure. But so far, the war on the war on drugs hasn’t entirely been a success, either.
Take Oregon. In 2020, it became the first state in the nation to decriminalize hard drugs. It was a paradigm shift — treating drug-users as patients rather than criminals — and advocates hoped it would b ... Show More
Jan 30
How the World Sees America, With Adam Tooze
The old world order is dying. What new world order — if any — is struggling to be born?I can’t think of a week when it felt clearer that an era was coming to an end. Whatever people thought America was, at least for a couple of decades, it’s something else now. The killing of Ale ... Show More
1h 3m
May 2024
Richard Nixon...WOMP WOMP
<p>The girlies pick up the story of marijuana where they left off in the 1960's, exploring how weed evolved from America's enemy to capitalism's sweetheart. They discuss the student protestors who lit up for peace, the drug war collab between Nixon and Reagan, how the cops convin ... Show More
1h 12m
Dec 2022
The Growing Legalisation of Marijuana in the US
<p>As more states legalise marijuana, the team explore how America's relationship with the drug has changed. They interview a drug historian and a former adviser to Clinton, Bush Jnr and Obama on drug policy.</p><p>Americast is presented by North America editor Sarah Smith, Today ... Show More
43m 45s
Mar 2024
Oregon Decriminalized Drugs. Voters Now Regret It.
<p>In 2020, motivated to try a different way to combat drug use, Oregon voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.</p><p>Things didn’t turn out as planned.</p><p>Mike Baker, a national reporter for The Time ... Show More
26m 59s
Aug 2023
A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices
<p>A year ago, Congress overhauled the way drugs for older Americans get paid for, by giving Medicare the power to bargain with drug makers over prices in the biggest change to health care for more than a decade. This week, the Biden administration began its implementation.</p><p ... Show More
32m 45s
Sep 2023
GOP Debate Circus, D.A.R.E. Kids To Do Drugs 09.29.23
<p>In episode 1556, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, speaker, social justice educator, and co-host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-bff-black-fat-femme-98632371/">BFF: Black, Fat, Femme</a>, <a href="https://www.doctorjonpaul.com/">Dr. Jon Paul Higgins</a>, to ... Show More
1h 12m