Right Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in Paris
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A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…
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There’s a Rising Green Tide in Brazil
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If you have been following TalkingDrugs’ cover of Brazilian drug policy in these last twenty-four months, you must be well…
“We’re coming in with love, with compassion, with kindness”: The importance of peer-led advocacy in South Africa
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Around the world, drug prohibitionist and its consequent stigma limit the autonomy and protections for people who use drugs. The…
Using Network Forces in Uganda for Policy Change
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Uganda Harm Reduction Network (UHRN) is a drug user led national network that advocates for practical interventions to support and…
Climate Lessons from Cambodia’s Illegal MDMA Market
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Cambodia’s experience with MDMA production provides important lessons about managing the environmental repercussions of illicit drug production, which are particularly…
Brazilian Open Letter to Lula Urges For Incarceration and Drug Policy Rethink
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Since president-elect Luiz Lula da Silva’s campaign started gathering momentum, civil society organisations have demanded he prioritise the review of…
Electric Dreams: Using AI to Imagine Drug Using Spaces
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AI-assisted art has been taking the world by storm, providing a new world-building method that leverages the width of the…
After Coca: How the Drug War Colonises the Colombian Forest
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One of the first and consistent targets of the global War on Drugs has been the coca plant. Even after…
What Can New Zealand Learn from Bhutan’s Tobacco Ban?
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Conversations on neo-prohibitionist policy banning tobacco sales are becoming more and more frequent. After Turkmenistan and Bhutan, New Zealand will…
The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio
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Since early last year, a vending machine in the US state of Ohio has provided crucial harm reduction supplies to…
Number of Incarcerated Women Worldwide Rises by 60% Since 2000
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The World Female Imprisonment List was published earlier this month by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR)…
“Let’s stop strategies that don’t work!”: Interview with Paula Aguirre, Director of Elementa
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Continuing a collaboration with Proyecto Soma, TalkingDrugs has had privileged access to high figures within the Latin American drug policy…