Revealed: The Issues with Spain’s Drug Quantity Thresholds
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Drug consumption and possession exclusively for personal use have never been criminal offences in Spain. Unlike Portugal, Spain therefore had…
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Sweden Launches New Drug User Union
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Sweden has a long tradition of treating drug use primarily as a criminal and social problem. Since drug criminalisation was…
No Progress After 2 Years of South African Cannabis Act
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South Africa is often described as one of the African countries that decriminalised cannabis, but that description becomes less straightforward…
FDA Hearing on Psychedelics: Concerns, But Overwhelmingly Positive
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Last week, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing on the potential future use of psychedelics.…
SR-17018 and the DEA’s ‘Scorched-Earth Campaign’ Against Novel Opioids
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The US Drug Enforcement Administration is waging what critics describe as a “scorched-earth campaign” against a growing class of obscure…
The Alberta Recovery Model: The Trojan Horse of Privatised Drug Treatment
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When the United Conservative Party (UCP) government took power in the Western Canadian province of Alberta in 2019, harm reduction…
Compassion v Criminalisation: DULF Awaits Verdict in Canada over Safe Drug Supply
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On 24 July, final arguments concluded the Drug User Liberation Front‘s (DULF) trial challenging Canada’s constitution. If they win, this…
International Aid is Paying for Drug-Related Executions, Even as it Cuts Harm Reduction
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On the surface, international aid seems like a noble cause. International aid is defined as money administered with the promotion…
Washington D.C.’s Crackdown on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops is a Warning for Underground Networks
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Over the past 18 months, Washington, D.C. has escalated its law enforcement crackdown on unlicensed cannabis shops and the illegal…
From Sacred to Illegal: Inside India’s Cannabis Debate
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In the cedar forest mountains outside Manali, a tourist town in the Kullu Valley of the Indian Himalayas, Ajay* plies…
‘Not in the Room’: Nigeria’s New Harm Reduction Masterplan Excludes Reformers
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Nigeria is currently finalising the document that will shape its drug policy for the next five years. The fifth National…
The Growing Momentum Behind Europe’s Psychedelic Industry
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There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. At the risk of sounding dramatic, European…