Five of the Most Repressive Countries for the War on Drugs
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Rodrigo Duterte, the new president-elect of the Philippines, is making headlines with calls for the vigilante killing of drug-offenders, as…
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UK Festivals & Sniffer Dogs: Their Regulations, Your Rights
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Festival season is fast approaching and across the UK sniffer dogs will be on the scent for festival-goers’ drugs. But…
Australia Election 2016: Party Positions on Drugs
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The Australian federal election will take place on 2 July, 2016. The incumbent prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull of the Liberal/National…
Brazil Minister Claims State ‘Never Waged Drug War’ in Face of Rising Imprisonment for Drug Offences
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A Brazilian minister has called for an intensification of the War on Drugs, arguing that harsher punishments will reduce drug…
UK ‘Legal Highs’ Ban to Crackdown Harshly on Prison Inmates
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As the UK’s heavily-derided ‘legal highs’ ban takes effect, prisoners found in possession of these substances will face the prospect…
Ana Liffey Drug Project Calls on Irish Gov’t to Allocate a Drugs Minister
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Ana Liffey Drug Project has welcomed the inclusion of support for a “health-led rather than criminal justice approach to drugs…
Russia, Science and the World War on Drugs
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The atrocities of the world drug war are often so brutal that they become like a parody of themselves: sinister…
Drug Policy Reform from the Bottom-Up: UN Risks Redundancy with Regressive UNGASS Outcome
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With the outcome document for the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem now…
Dr. Carl Hart – The Revolutionary Voice of Drug Policy Reason
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“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.”…
Indonesia Ramping Up Its Drug War With Narcotics Agency Upgrade
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The recent announcement that Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) will be upgraded to a ministry-level organization signals the government’s intention…
The Case for Regulating Cannabis in Portugal
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Portugal has been a shining example of drug policy reform success, but its decriminalization model still has its drawbacks, something…
With Seeds Planted, Cannabis Sales in Uruguay Could Start in Late 2016
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Uruguay’s deliberate, cautious implementation of its cannabis law has turned a new page: the seeds of the crop that will…