Is Brazil’s ‘Anti-Cocaine’ Vaccine a Solution or Social Control?
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The recent announcement of additional funding for an “anti-cocaine” vaccine has raised concern across Brazilian harm reduction organisations. Experts from…
Posts by André Gomes
Mexico’s Threat to Ban Medical Fentanyl is Painfully Misguided
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Mexico’s president has been the first North American leader to call for the outright ban of the medical use of fentanyl, as…
Uganda’s Cannabis News Unveiled a Deeper Systemic Injustice
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Uganda, compared to its neighbouring countries, continues to have a harsh enforcement of drug prohibition. That is why news broke…
Darknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in Sales
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Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…
Portuguese Experts and Civil Society Unite Against Criminalisation
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An open letter published in early February by public health and members of the Portuguese civil society condemn the Mayor…
Kratom’s Regulation in Czechia Promises More Market Safety for the Drug
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Kratom, the psychoactive plant originally from southeast Asia, is on the cusp of legal regulation in Czechia, also known as…
Right Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in Paris
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A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…
Number of Incarcerated Women Worldwide Rises by 60% Since 2000
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The World Female Imprisonment List was published earlier this month by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR)…
American Drug Policy Advocates Weigh in on Biden’s Cannabis Federal Reform
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The world woke up to an early Christmas present from American President Joe Biden as he announced a move to…
Maltese Non-profit Cannabis May be The Way Forward
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In December 2021, Malta made history as the first European country to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes. While the system…
Drug Executions in Iran Are Back on the Rise
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A recent press release from Amnesty in July 2022 highlighted a spike in Iranian executions, where at least 251 people…
Ghana’s Legal Cannabis Hits a Constitutional Roadblock
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On the 27th of July 2022, the Supreme Court of Ghana gave a narrow judgement on a case brought before…