Racial Disparities in UK Drug Sentencing Highlight Need for Reform
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A new report published by the UK’s Ministry of Justice reveals that white people are considerably less likely to face…
Posts by Avinash Tharoor
Lack of Commitment to Harm Reduction Perpetuating Global HIV Crisis
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Despite pledging to reduce the spread of HIV among people who inject drugs, governments around the world are failing to…
Ghana On the Verge of Decriminalising All Illegal Drug Use
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The Ghanaian government could be set to decriminalise the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs in a groundbreaking…
Recreational and Medical Cannabis Legalised in Several US States
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Alongside the presidential election, residents of nine US states have voted on the future of their cannabis laws. The results…
5 Reasons Why Drug Consumption Rooms Benefit People Who Don’t Use Drugs
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As the proposal moves forward to open the UK’s first drug consumption room (DCR) in Glasgow, here are five key…
A Brief History of Opium in India
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An MP in India, Dharamvira Gandhi, has put forward a bill to legalise cannabis and opium. While movements to decriminalise…
Daily Mail Condones Duterte’s Brutal Drug War in the Philippines
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The most read newspaper in the UK, and the 8th most popular news website in the world, has published an…
Lebanese Drug Policy Group Tells Young People: Know Your Rights!
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A Lebanese non-profit organisation has launched a campaign to empower young people who are being criminalised for drug use, and…
Could European Court of Human Rights Overturn Russia’s Ban on Drugs to Treat Heroin Dependence?
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A recent decision in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) could have significant implications for an upcoming challenge against…
Belarus Drug Offenders Singled Out in “Intolerable Prison Conditions”
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Prisoners convicted of drug offences in Belarus are being forced to wear identifying badges and endure harsh conditions as part…
These Are the 5 US States Voting on Cannabis Legalisation This November
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Alongside the election of a new president in November, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to scale back a…
An Open Letter to Sadiq Khan: How to Make London’s Nightlife Safer Without Spending a Pound
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Dear Mr. Khan, As you know, one of London’s most popular nightclubs, Fabric, has been closed, and its license is…