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Ending the ‘war on drugs’ requires justice for the impoverished communities who grow them

Jun 17, 2019

Amidst media furore over illicit drug use, Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson dodged questions today over past drug use, whilst…

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New Report Shows the Deadly Cost of UK Drug Policy

Talking Drugs

Jun 6, 2019

A newly-published report has highlighted the huge human and financial cost of drug prohibition in the UK. On 6 June,…

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Coca Vendors in Bogota Working to Destigmatise the Coca Plant

Janneke Nijmeijer

May 9, 2019

In Candelaria – a touristy area in Bogotá, Colombia – vendors of coca products are active players in destigmatising the…

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Signs of Drug Trade Continue in Former “Narco-State” Guinea-Bissau

Talking Drugs

Apr 26, 2019

Voters in Guinea-Bissau hope a recent election will end political deadlock in the country, where leaders have failed to tackle…

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How the War on Drugs Attacks Indigenous Culture

Ryan Hesketh

Apr 10, 2019

In an ongoing and under-publicised tragedy, indigenous peoples around the world routinely have their rights violated under the name of…

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US Jury Finds El Chapo Guilty, But Mexico Drug War Wages On

Talking Drugs

Feb 13, 2019

A US jury has found former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin “El Chapo” Guzmán guilty of heading a massive, murderous drug trafficking…

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Albanian Mafia: The Dangerous Myth that Distorts Our View of the Global Drugs Trade

Talking Drugs

Jan 22, 2019

Over the last few months, if not years, the UK media has reported claims by law enforcement authorities of an…

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Интерактивная карта: что изменилось в глобальной наркополитике в 2018 году

Talking Drugs

Jan 2, 2019

В 2018 в мире усилилась поддержка реформы каннабиса. Однако в некоторых странах – Бангладеш, Филиппинах и Бразилии и других –…

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Interactive Map: Global Drug Policy Developments of 2018

Avinash Tharoor

Dec 24, 2018

2018 has seen support for cannabis reform surge around the world, but many countries – including Bangladesh, the Philippines, and…

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Замкнутый круг криминализации веществ Нового Света

Никита Быков

Dec 11, 2018

В Латинской Америке существует выражение «закрыть солнце пальцем» (“Taparelsolconundedo”), относящееся к нелепой способности человека выбирать удобную перспективу и вырабатывать целый…

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Чего ожидать от нового Президента Бразилии?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 6, 2018

28 октября на президентских выборах в Бразилии победу одержал Жаир Болсонару. За него во втором туре выборов проголосовало 55% избирателей. Болсонару известен…

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Coca Cultivation in Colombia Reaches Record Level

Avinash Tharoor

Sep 20, 2018

The production of cocaine has surged to an unprecedented level in Colombia, the world's leading producer of the drug. Despite…