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…
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How Bolivia’s Legal Coca Industry Challenges Drug Prohibition
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In Rio Blanco, a village perched on a mountainside overlooking a picturesque, tropical valley in Bolivia’s Yungas region, Crisologo Mendoza’s…
Report Shows Africa’s Drug Markets Surge as Resilience Declines
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Drug trafficking and consumption markets are expanding rapidly across Africa, fuelled by state corruption and declining capacity to respond, according…
What Happens When You Keep Delaying Drug Policy Reform?
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Two key harm reduction measures were included in Ireland’s National Drug Strategy ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery: A health-led response to…
Experts and Cultivators Condemn WHO’s Failure to Reschedule Coca
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This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that the coca leaf remain a Schedule I substance within international…
“Making Peace with Drugs”: The Italian Counter Conference on Drugs
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According to Italian Drug Law, every three years the government must convene a national conference to evaluate the effectiveness of…
ASEAN’s Upcoming Chairs Split on Future Drug Policy Future
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The next two ASEAN chairs couldn’t hold more different approaches to drug policy. The Philippines, due to take the reins…
New Medical Cannabis Decree in Spain: An Improvement, But Patients Still Lack Access
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The new Royal Decree (Real Decreto) issued 7 October by the Spanish Ministry of Health establishes the conditions for the…
The ICC Must Hold Duterte Accountable For His Drug War Crimes
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Former Philippine President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, was arrested on 12 March 2025 upon his return to Manila from Hong Kong.…
Drug Law Reform Must be Led by the Most Impacted
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In Aotearoa New Zealand, our Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 has just turned fifty. Fifty years ago, we were still…
Ghana Continues to Delay Licensing for Legal Cannabis Industry
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In 2020, Ghana’s Parliament passed the Narcotics Control Commission Act into law, paving the way for the use of cannabis…
Singapore and Hong Kong Crack Down Hard on Illegal Vapes
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In Singapore, they’re sold as K-pods. In Hong Kong, they’re called space oil. And in Japan, it’s zombie juice. A…