Doug McVay

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Editor, public policy researcher/analyst, journalist

Host of Free Culture Radio, which airs on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30 - 7 pm. Please check out the Free Culture Radio page on Facebook and give it a like!


Doug McVay is an editor, journalist, researcher, and social justice advocate. He first became active in drug policy reform efforts when he organized a NORML chapter at the University of Iowa in 1983.

At KBOO, Doug volunteers in the News and Public Affairs departments, where he reports, does interviews, and produces public affairs programs including Century of Lies, Free Culture Radio, and the occasional edition of Prison Pipeline. He's been a producer on the evening news and has from time to time co-anchored the evening news.

He is employed by the Real Reporting Foundation and serves as Editor of Health Systems Facts and Drug Policy Facts.

Twitter: @DougMcVay.

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Drug War Redux

Airs at: Sun, 12/04/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week The President talks about marijuana legalization, President-Elect Trump talks drug war with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and the head of an agency to prevent underage drinking says legalization is scary because she thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. Read more

Children in the Adult System

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Oregon voters were misled into voting for Measure 11. That initiative set up mandatory minimum sentences for adults convicted of certain offenses. The idea that voters were sold was that the measure would only apply to people aged 15 or older, and that the offenses to which... Read more

Spirituality, Mysticism, and Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we speak with the scholar, researcher, and writer Chris Bennett about spirituality, mysticism, and the roles played by cannabis and other entheogens in human development. Chris Bennett Drug War Facts: Entheogens   Read more

International Drug Policy Reform

Airs at: Sun, 11/20/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we talk with Steve Rolles of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation (UK) about marijuana law reform, the 2016 US general election, and international drug control policy reform. Transform Drug Policy Foundation   Read more

Marijuana Part Two - Spirituality and Religion

Airs at: Wed, 11/16/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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It's November, that time of year when people in the US traditionally gather with family members and friends to eat a large meal, get into violent arguments over politics and religion, then fall asleep in front of a TV while watching football. It's the perfect time to look a... Read more

The present and future of marijuana in the US

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we look at the present and future of marijuana policy in the US with our special guest drug policy reform activist and marijuana policy expert Sam Chapman with New Economy Consulting. Sam is a founding member of New Economy Consulting LLC, a firm based in Portlan... Read more

Heroin Maintenance

Airs at: Sun, 11/06/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we listen as the New Mexico State Legislature considers heroin treatment as a policy alternative, plus the US government stops the sale of thousands of rifles to the Philippine National Police #BoycottThePhilippines. Read more

New Directions In Drug Policy

Airs at: Sun, 10/30/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The New Mexico State Legislature is currently between sessions. They are still at work however, with several committees holding intersessional hearings for informational purposes and to potentially shape future policies. On Friday October 28, the state's Legislative Health ... Read more

Heroin Maintenance In New Mexico

Airs at: Sun, 10/30/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we listen in on a hearing at the New Mexico State Legislature about opiate use and heroin maintenance treatment. Read more

Women In Prison, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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The Oregon Justice Resource Center recently held its Women In Prison Conference at Lewis & Clark College School of Law in Portland, Oregon. In part one of our coverage, we speak with Bobbin Singh, the Executive Director of OJRC; Ailene Farkac, with MercyCorps NW's Reentry T... Read more