Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTalking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [March 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Apr 5, 2021DECRIM: Redistribution of the state budget from criminalization to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region will help defeat…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingБразилия: “некрополитика” Президента БолсонаруFelipe Neis Araujo.Apr 5, 2021В декабре 2020 года, всего через несколько дней после того как Бразилия проголосовала “против” исключения каннабиса из списка особо опасных наркотиков…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [March 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Apr 5, 2021Reallocating state budgets from criminalisation to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region can defeat the HIV…
CannabisDrug PolicyMexico Moves To Legalise Cannabis Use, A Modest Step Toward De-escalating Drug WarLuis Gómez Romero.Mar 30, 2021Mexico’s lower house of Congress in March handily approved a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. The bill…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy“Less money in prisons – more in pills” – The Economist’s study on drug policy in the EECA regionAnastasia Bezverkha.Mar 20, 2021By reallocating budget savings from reduced spending on prosecuting drug users to expanding treatment programmes for people living with HIV…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesThe Other PandemicFlorencia Herrera H.Mar 12, 2021This new way of living has meant being forced to stay at home, being physically isolated from our loved ones,…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesA Chance To Get Their Life Back: Perspectives on Rehab and Recovery in the UKMegan Coakeley.Mar 11, 2021In the UK, cuts of £162m to drug and alcohol services in the last three years have led to many…
Drug PolicyYouthRISE Nigeria Podcast: Drug Policy UnscriptedYouthRISE Nigeria.Mar 10, 2021A new podcast by YouthRISE Nigeria is set to open up urgent dialogue about drug policy in the country. The…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTalkingDrugs news from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [February 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Mar 3, 2021Belarus: how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the drug market – results of the study. Read the full text on the…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceWill the UN Revamp its Disastrous “Drug Free World” Campaign in Brazil?Felipe Neis Araujo.Feb 22, 2021Amidst a global pandemic and a worldwide progressive wave of drug decriminalisation for medical purposes and adult personal use, the…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & RaceКардинальная реформа наркополитики в Орегоне – что именно приняли?Anastasia Bezverkha.Feb 17, 20213 ноября 2020 года жители американского штата Орегон проголосовали за декриминализацию всех наркотиков, включая вещества из Списка IV, такие как…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTalkingDrugs news from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [December 2020 – January 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Feb 8, 2021In December 2020, Russia adopted a new strategy of state drug policy until 2030. It also introduced new fines for…