The Decriminalisation Playbook: New UNAIDS Report Lays Out Pathway for HIV Response
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For decades, the global “war on drugs” has been sold as what’s best for public health: by harshly criminalising drug…
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The Prosecutor vs Duterte: Highlights from the ICC Hearings
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has progressed to the next stage of its much anticipated case against former Philippine president…
Nine Years After Reform, Tunisia’s Drug Law Still Fills Its Prisons
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In April 2017, after years of advocacy and political debate, Tunisia’s parliament amended the country’s controversial narcotics legislation, known as…
Ghana’s New Cannabis Market: Open for Foreign Investment
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In February 2026, Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) announced plans to begin implementing a licensing regime for the cultivation and…
Tunisia’s Drug Laws Turn Youth Into Targets
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Last summer, Youness (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) was excited to let loose at a reggae-dub…
How International Drug Policy Is Increasingly Fragmented
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For many years, international drug policy seemed stuck in tired rhetoric about a ‘drug-free world’. International discussions repeatedly called for…
30-Year Minimum: Sierra Leone New Drug Laws Are Some of the World’s Toughest
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On 1 December 2025, Sierra Leone quietly implemented what may be one of the world’s most punitive drug enforcement measures.…
UNGASS: 10 Years of Failing International Drug Policy Progress
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The world is losing the global war on drugs, and it is losing it badly. This is the core message…
Donroe Doctrine: What Is the Logic Behind Trump’s Drug Strategy?
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The first year of Donald Trump’s scandalous second term in the White House has seen some historic changes in drug…
Jackson, Michigan Designates Psychedelics as Lowest Law Enforcement Priority
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On Tuesday, December 16, the Jackson, Michigan City Council passed a resolution to deprioritise the enforcement of laws against the…
British Columbia Abandons Decriminalisation Policy Despite Promising Data
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On 14 January 2026, British Columbia (B.C.) announced it would end its limited decriminalisation policy and reinstate criminal penalties for…
Canada’s Rise in Police-Reported Drug Offences is Not So Simple
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In October 2025, Statistics Canada released a report highlighting the country’s police-reported drug offences. Noteworthy among its findings was that…