Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?
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Over the past decade there have been increasing claims that the world is moving towards a critical turning point in…
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World Executions for Drug Charges Fell Sharply Amid COVID. It’s Likely Temporary.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world last year, governments executed far fewer people for drug convictions than they did in…
Beyond Duterte: A Legacy Of Punitive Drug Policies In The Philippines
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These days, any invocation of the Philippine drug war instantly summons the figure of Rodrigo Duterte to mind. This is…
Just Say No’ To Zero Tolerance Policies: Why Universities Must Adopt Harm Reduction
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It’s time to adopt a harm-reduction approach to student drug use. Despite decades of universities taking the ‘just say no’ approach, and…
National Overdose Awareness and Naloxone campaign launches in the UK
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A new national Overdose Awareness and Naloxone campaign – thought to be the first of its kind – has launched…
Drugs Could Soon Be Decriminalised In The Australian Capital Territory. Here’s Why That Would Be A Positive Step.
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In February this year, Labor backbencher Michael Pettersson introduced a private members bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of…
UNDP Brazil Condones Forced Abstinence and Religious Pathologisation of People Who Use Drugs
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The United Nations Development Programme–Brazil is taking further steps in its ideological alignment with Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet. TalkingDrugs recently reported…
Talking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [March 2021]
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DECRIM: Redistribution of the state budget from criminalization to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region will help defeat…
Бразилия: “некрополитика” Президента Болсонару
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В декабре 2020 года, всего через несколько дней после того как Бразилия проголосовала “против” исключения каннабиса из списка особо опасных наркотиков…
TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [March 2021]
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Reallocating state budgets from criminalisation to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region can defeat the HIV…
Mexico Moves To Legalise Cannabis Use, A Modest Step Toward De-escalating Drug War
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Mexico’s lower house of Congress in March handily approved a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. The bill…
“Less money in prisons – more in pills” – The Economist’s study on drug policy in the EECA region
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By reallocating budget savings from reduced spending on prosecuting drug users to expanding treatment programmes for people living with HIV…