Drug PolicyWhat Can Australia Learn from Portugal’s Approach to Drugs?Avinash Tharoor.Sep 5, 2017An Australian politician has called for the decriminalisation of drugs in the Northern Territory, which has already decriminalised cannabis, after…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsCould MDMA Be the Perfect Drug to Treat PTSD? The US Government Wants to Find OutTalking Drugs.Aug 30, 2017The US government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached an agreement with a non-profit, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsНовые исследования LSD – возможность «видеть с закрытыми глазами»Anastasia Bezverkha.Aug 28, 2017Лизергиновая кислота (ЛСД) – один из самых мощных, но при этом малоизученных психоделических наркотиков, который обладает очень широким спектром воздействия…
Drug PolicyPhilippines Police Drug-Testing Residents of Poor NeighbourhoodsTalking Drugs.Aug 23, 2017Police in the Philippines are performing door-to-door drug testing in poor neighbourhoods, and adding people’s names to a list if…
CannabisDrug Policy“Draconian”, “Unjust” Punishments Continue Under Malta’s “Treatment Not Imprisonment” Drug LawAvinash Tharoor.Aug 22, 2017Strict and arbitrary punishments for drug offences in Malta have continued to take place – and may have even intensified…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyЕС принял прогрессивный План действий в области наркотиков до 2020 годаAnastasia Bezverkha.Aug 18, 2017Европейская комиссия 5-го июля 2017 года опубликовала новый План действий (ПД) в области наркотиков на 2017-2020 гг. Общественные активисты назвали…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyHistoric Oregon Drug Legislation Signed Into Law: Penalties Reduced for Heroin, MDMA PossessionAvinash Tharoor.Aug 16, 2017Penalties for the possession of drugs in the US state of Oregon have been significantly reduced, as the governor signs…
Drug PolicyIran Parliament Passes Drugs Bill That Could Save Thousands of People on Death RowTalking Drugs.Aug 16, 2017Iran’s parliament has passed a long-awaited amendment to its drug legislation which could limit the use of the death penalty,…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingMalaysia’s Planned Drug Reform Highlights Divide in SE Asia’s Drug War ApproachAvinash Tharoor.Aug 10, 2017Malaysia is set to repeal legislation that imposes a mandatory death penalty for people who sell drugs, despite most of…
CannabisDrug PolicyThe War on Drugs Is Holding Science BackTalking Drugs.Aug 10, 2017Alcoholism is a relentless condition—90 percent of patients suffer a relapse within three years. But Dr. Ben Sessa believes he’s…
CannabisDrug PolicyMedical Cannabis Crisis in Germany amid Rising Prices, Supply ShortageTalking Drugs.Aug 9, 2017Patients are experiencing a rapid surge in the price of medical cannabis, as well as a shortage of supply in…
Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderWomen’s Drug Deaths Soaring Across England and Wales as Their Needs Are OverlookedTalking Drugs.Aug 7, 2017Women’s deaths as a result of drug misuse have increased by a staggering 82 per cent in England and Wales…