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This Week in Drugs

A podcast about all things drugs: news, policy, science, health, and more!

Ranked #1

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Racism, TSA, and Science [#84]

Racism, TSA, and Science [#84]

For this hiatus episode, Rachelle joins Sam to discuss the biggest stories and forecast upcoming events in drug policy.N... Read more

19 Feb 2017

23mins

Ranked #2

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Piloting Post-Prohibition [#1]

Piloting Post-Prohibition [#1]

In their first full-length episode, the TWiD crew discuss newsworthy drug policy stories, make predictions for upcoming ... Read more

12 Jul 2015

58mins

Ranked #3

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News: Addicted While Undercover, Hawaii Grabs MMJ Patients’ Guns [#124]

News: Addicted While Undercover, Hawaii Grabs MMJ Patients’ Guns [#124]

This week, Sam and Sarah discuss the latest drug news. First, should a police officer who became addicted to heroin whil... Read more

4 Dec 2017

26mins

Ranked #4

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Cannabis Cultural Association [#87]

Cannabis Cultural Association [#87]

Sam and Rachelle talk about the biggest drug policy stories of the week, Tyler gives us the expansion of incarceration, ... Read more

12 Mar 2017

1hr 17mins

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Ranked #5

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Where the Silk Road Ends [#7]

Where the Silk Road Ends [#7]

In this week’s episode, the TWiD crew was honored to speak with Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht, who was recen... Read more

23 Aug 2015

1hr 11mins

Ranked #6

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News: Four Big Decisions on Drugs and Drug Policy [#134]

News: Four Big Decisions on Drugs and Drug Policy [#134]

This week, Sam and Sarah talk about the latest drug news, and each story brings up a big decision about how society appr... Read more

18 Feb 2018

23mins

Ranked #7

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News: New Research On Linguistics, Nonagenarians, and Buprenonorphine [#135]

News: New Research On Linguistics, Nonagenarians, and Buprenonorphine [#135]

This week’s news is focused on new research in a broad range of topics, from linguistics to biology. One study looks at ... Read more

26 Feb 2018

23mins

Ranked #8

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News: SF Opening SIFs, ICC Opens Philippines Inquiry [#133]

News: SF Opening SIFs, ICC Opens Philippines Inquiry [#133]

This week, Sam and Sarah talk about the latest drug news. They start off with one of the biggest stories of 2018 so far:... Read more

11 Feb 2018

25mins

Ranked #9

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News: Rachelle’s Back! [#139]

News: Rachelle’s Back! [#139]

For Sarah and Rachelle’s first news episode together, they discuss benzodiazepines in the US, pill testing in Australia,... Read more

2 Apr 2018

30mins

Ranked #10

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Law Enforcement Blunders and More [#83]

Law Enforcement Blunders and More [#83]

For this hiatus episode, Rachelle joins Sam to discuss the biggest stories and forecast upcoming events in drug policy.N... Read more

13 Feb 2017

26mins

Ranked #11

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News: Sam’s Final News Episode! [#138]

News: Sam’s Final News Episode! [#138]

For Sam’s last episode co-hosting the news (don’t worry, he’ll be back soon with more discussion segments!), Sam and Sar... Read more

25 Mar 2018

26mins

Ranked #12

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News: Police Bias, Self-Driving Cars, and the Death Penalty [#137]

News: Police Bias, Self-Driving Cars, and the Death Penalty [#137]

This week, Sam and Sarah talk about the latest drug news, which bring up a lot of old and new questions. How can a judge... Read more

18 Mar 2018

25mins

Ranked #13

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Transform Drug Policy [#65]

Transform Drug Policy [#65]

Steve Rolles, the Senior Policy Analyst at Transform Drug Policy Foundation, joins Sam and Rachelle to discuss the state... Read more

9 Oct 2016

1hr 13mins

Ranked #14

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End Stigma, Fight Overdose! [#5]

End Stigma, Fight Overdose! [#5]

In their fifth episode, the TWiD crew switches up “drug of the week” to a new format, while tackling cocaine as their fi... Read more

9 Aug 2015

58mins

Ranked #15

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Reform in Connecticut [#4]

Reform in Connecticut [#4]

This week’s episode features our first roundtable interview with a sitting government official, Mike Lawlor, Undersecret... Read more

2 Aug 2015

1hr 2mins

Ranked #16

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The Joint Address [#86]

The Joint Address [#86]

Rachelle and Sam cover the week’s biggest drug policy stories, Tyler kicks off a brand new segment, and Sarah discusses ... Read more

5 Mar 2017

1hr 20mins

Ranked #17

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Amend the Rave Act! [#3]

Amend the Rave Act! [#3]

In this week’s episode, Sam and Rachelle discuss MDMA as the drug of the week, and invite special guests Brooke Gilbert ... Read more

26 Jul 2015

1hr 7mins

Ranked #18

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International Issues [#2]

International Issues [#2]

In this week’s episode, Sam and Rachelle continue putting their spin on drug policy news and events, make their predicti... Read more

19 Jul 2015

1hr 5mins

Ranked #19

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Students, Social Change, and Industry [#6]

Students, Social Change, and Industry [#6]

The SSDPness is palpable in this week’s episode of TWiD, as Sam and Rachelle bring on Kris Krane, President of 4Front Ve... Read more

16 Aug 2015

1hr 14mins

Ranked #20

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News: Shkreli Goes to Prison [#136]

News: Shkreli Goes to Prison [#136]

This week, Sam takes on the news solo. He talks about a baseball coach’s opposition to marijuana, the failure of roadsid... Read more

11 Mar 2018

14mins

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