Drug PolicyAn Eternal Pilot: Is Portugal’s Decriminalisation System Frozen In Time?Noor Vissram.Jul 16, 2024Portugal has been one of the most lauded and discussed examples of global drug decriminalisation. The model was praised for…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDuterte Rising: How the Philippines’ Drug War Came to BeAndré Gomes.Jul 10, 2024The Philippines’ drug war remains one of the most brutal cases of state-sanctioned violence on people who use drugs globally.…
Drugs & RaceIs Drug Addiction A Racist Concept?George (Kev) Dertadian.Jul 9, 2024The idea that people who use drugs are ‘out of control’ or ‘can’t control themselves’ is a well-established part of…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsUnderstanding The Moral Panic About Safer SupplyLiam Michaud.Jul 1, 2024Drug policy and harm reduction in Canada are facing an onslaught of reactionary backlashes, misinformation, and racist and classist scapegoating.…
Drug Harm Reduction84 Countries in Over 290 Cities Unite to Celebrate 2024 Support Don’t Punish CampaignJuan Fernandez Ochoa.Jun 26, 2024The 12th Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action comes at a crucial moment in the global harm reduction landscape.…
Drug PolicyUK Elections Cheat Sheet: What Does Each Party Say About Drug Policy?Bradley Young.Jun 24, 2024With just a week to go until the UK’s General Election on 4 July, political parties have rolled out plans…
CannabisDrug PolicyPoland is Having a Medical Cannabis RevolutionGreg Los.May 30, 2024Poland has undergone a political and societal shift in drug-related attitudes in the past few years, and there are growing…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingCan Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan Protect Colombia’s Civilians?Narcosis.May 27, 2024Colombian president Gustavo Petro campaigned on a plan to end the war on drugs and bring peace to the country.…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentThe Colonial Legacy of Drug Control in LebanonMichelle Wazan.May 24, 2024How we think about, regulate, moralise or criminalise drugs is often not a response to domestic considerations, but a negotiation…
Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderPersonal StoriesThe Weight of Inaction: The Mothers Fighting the War on DrugsJéssica Souto.May 22, 2024Although this article isn’t about me, I think it’s important to give you some context. My name is Jéssica, I’m…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & DevelopmentProhibition, Colonisation, and Undermining Indigenous RightsGeorge (Kev) Dertadian.May 17, 2024Much of the criticism of prohibition talks about the ‘war on drugs’ as a war on Black and Brown people,…
Drug PolicyAhead of European Elections, Advocates Launch The Drug Policy ManifestoAndré Gomes.May 15, 2024In preparation for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, Correlations European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) have launched the 2024…