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How Bolivia’s Legal Coca Industry Challenges Drug Prohibition

Dec 24, 2025

In Rio Blanco, a village perched on a mountainside overlooking a picturesque, tropical valley in Bolivia’s Yungas region, Crisologo Mendoza’s…

The WHO flag next to someone holding coca leaves against a mountain backdrop.

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Experts and Cultivators Condemn WHO’s Failure to Reschedule Coca

André Gomes

Dec 9, 2025

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that the coca leaf remain a Schedule I substance within international…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy Drug Trafficking

The Coca Paradox: To Regulate or Eradicate?

Ryan Hesketh

Oct 14, 2025

In 2024, both Peru and Bolivia seized record amounts of cocaine, according to statistics obtained by InSight Crime, seizing 24…

Coca & Cocaine Drugs & Development

Futuro Coca: A Chance to Reshape the Future of Coca

André Gomes

Sep 22, 2025

The latest edition of the Futuro Coca festival happened in July in Santa Marta, Colombia. The festival brought together indigenous,…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy Drug Trafficking

US Decertifies Colombia While Petro Reconsiders Aerial Glyphosate Spraying

André Gomes

Sep 17, 2025

The US Government has just updated its list of major drug producing or trafficking countries, criticising Colombia’s difficulties to control…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Upcoming WHO Coca Review: A Turning Point For Global Drug Policy

Ryan Hesketh

Sep 15, 2025

In November, the World Health Organisation (WHO) will issue its long-awaited recommendation on whether the coca leaf should remain listed…

Coca & Cocaine

Vin Mariani: From Health Tonic to Moral Panic

Ryan Hesketh

Mar 31, 2025

Instead of a wine that makes you sleepy, imagine one that could keep you up and talking all night. Imagine…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Harm Reduction

Lisbon forced to close Safer Smoking Site Amid Funding Challenges

André Gomes

Mar 11, 2025

One of Lisbon’s drug consumption rooms was forced to close their smoking room in January due to funding challenges, limiting…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy Drug Trafficking

Can Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan Protect Colombia’s Civilians?

Narcosis

May 27, 2024

Colombian president Gustavo Petro campaigned on a plan to end the war on drugs and bring peace to the country.…

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Xenophobia Plagues France’s Response to Crack Use

Augusto Ripel Salgado

May 2, 2024

Until 5th October, 2022, Forceval Square was the primary hub for crack consumption and distribution in France. This was until…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Trafficking Drugs & Development

The Hypocrisy of Arrested Honduran President’s Drug Policy

Maricela Perdomo

Apr 12, 2024

On March 8, Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, was found guilty in the…

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Two Years In, Ukraine’s Drug Markets Keep Shifting

André Gomes

Mar 6, 2024

February marked two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This has not only caused the displacement of millions from…