US Set to Allow Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
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The US is set to remove restrictions on state-mandated drug testing for people who seek unemployment benefits, despite evidence suggesting…
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Rodrigo Duterte relaunches Philippine drug war despite calls for investigation
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to continue his “war on drugs” in spite of growing calls for an investigation into his…
New Zealand Introduces Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation for “Severe” Cases
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New legislation in New Zealand enables authorities to force certain people with problematic drug use into compulsory rehabilitation programmes. This…
What’s Life Like for Women Who Use Drugs in Indonesia? It’s Time We Asked Them
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In 2005, Merry Christina and her boyfriend were arrested while injecting heroin in the backstreets of a South Jakarta slum.…
“It’s Something Like a Living Room”: My Experience of a Safe Drug Use Room in Amsterdam
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At the end of October 2016, members of the Glasgow City Council, the health board and Police Scotland agreed to…
More Education, Less Indoctrination: the Improved US Approach to Drug Use
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The US government’s approach to drug education has come a long way since the days of “Just Say No”, but…
Paraguay’s Indigenous Communities Suffering Amid Cannabis Conflict
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The illegality of Paraguay’s cannabis trade is fuelling violence in the country, with indigenous communities facing some of the worst…
Cambodia Rebrands its Drug War While Perpetuating Punitive Policies
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Cambodian officials have spoken out against the repressive Philippines drug war, and are advocating rehabilitation rather than criminalisation of people…
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
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Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…
Discriminatory Drug Testing in South Korea
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The continued implementation of a discriminatory South Korean drug policy is perpetuating long-standing misconceptions about Westerners’ involvement in illegal activity.…
What a Filipino Can Learn from Thailand’s Drug Policy
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The year is off to an interesting start for the future of Thailand’s drug policy. On January 5, officials gathered…
Bolivian Government Proposes Increasing Land for Legal Coca Cultivation
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The Bolivian government plans to expand the legal production of coca leaves, the raw material from which cocaine is produced,…