Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy‘Not in the Room’: Nigeria’s New Harm Reduction Masterplan Excludes ReformersRyan Hesketh.Jul 10, 2026Nigeria is currently finalising the document that will shape its drug policy for the next five years. The fifth National…
Drug Harm ReductionBeyond the Prison Gate: Why Harm Reduction Belongs in PrisonMatilde De Sousa Cristóvão.Jul 9, 2026Drug use does not stop at the prison gate. In fact, around 4 in 10 people entering prison have a…
Coca & CocaineDrug TraffickingEurope’s Northern Gateway: Inside the Cocaine Trade in Belgium and the NetherlandsJonathan Alpeyrie.Jul 7, 2026By any traditional metric, Belgium and the Netherlands are among the most stable, prosperous, and administratively efficient societies in the…
Drug TraffickingBolivia Borrows Trump’s ‘Narco-Terrorist’ Label For ProtestorsRyan Hesketh.Jul 6, 2026On 8 June, riot police fired tear gas through the streets of La Paz as protesters hurled stones and firecrackers…
Drug PolicyPsychedelicsThe Growing Momentum Behind Europe’s Psychedelic IndustryAndré Gomes.Jun 30, 2026There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. At the risk of sounding dramatic, European…
Drug TraffickingThe CIA’s Expanding Drug War in MexicoNiko Vorobyov.Jun 26, 2026On March 28th, a car exploded as it drove along the highway leading from Felipe Ángeles International Airport on the…
Drug PolicyBook Review: “The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs” by Kojo KoramCarrie Lou Hamilton.Jun 22, 2026As a legal intern in 2012, Kojo Koram was sent to visit clients in Angola – not the country, but…
Drug Policy‘Now It’s Our Time’: South African Coalition Launches Decriminalisation PushRyan Hesketh.Jun 20, 2026A new coalition will launch on 26 June with a simple demand: end the criminalisation of drug use in South…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Consumption Room Proposal: Could Edinburgh Follow Glasgow in Saving Lives?Beccy Rawnsley.Jun 19, 2026It’s been 18 months since Scotland took the initiative to open the UK’s first Drug Consumption Room (DCR) in Glasgow,…
Drug PolicyCzechia at a Crossroads: Experts Defend a Cross-Sector Drug Policy ModelTalking Drugs.Jun 14, 2026For more than three decades, Czech drug policy has stood out for its integrated, interdisciplinary approach. Rather than treating drug…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy20 Years After Reform, Can Mauritius Build on its Harm Reduction Legacy?Ryan Hesketh.Jun 10, 2026Mauritius’ latest National Drug Control Master Plan for 2026–2030 (NDCMP), published in April by Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, is…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingColombia After Petro: The Unfinished Business of Petro’s Drug Policy ReformNiko Vorobyov.Jun 8, 2026On 25 April, a bomb shattered the Pan-American Highway in Cauca, southwest Colombia. 21 were killed in the deadliest attack…