Duterte Rising: How the Philippines’ Drug War Came to Be
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The Philippines’ drug war remains one of the most brutal cases of state-sanctioned violence on people who use drugs globally.…
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Understanding The Moral Panic About Safer Supply
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Drug policy and harm reduction in Canada are facing an onslaught of reactionary backlashes, misinformation, and racist and classist scapegoating.…
UK Elections Cheat Sheet: What Does Each Party Say About Drug Policy?
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With just a week to go until the UK’s General Election on 4 July, political parties have rolled out plans…
Poland is Having a Medical Cannabis Revolution
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Poland has undergone a political and societal shift in drug-related attitudes in the past few years, and there are growing…
Can Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan Protect Colombia’s Civilians?
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Colombian president Gustavo Petro campaigned on a plan to end the war on drugs and bring peace to the country.…
The Colonial Legacy of Drug Control in Lebanon
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How we think about, regulate, moralise or criminalise drugs is often not a response to domestic considerations, but a negotiation…
The Weight of Inaction: The Mothers Fighting the War on Drugs
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Although this article isn’t about me, I think it’s important to give you some context. My name is Jéssica, I’m…
Ahead of European Elections, Advocates Launch The Drug Policy Manifesto
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In preparation for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, Correlations European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) have launched the 2024…
New Coalition Calls for Drug Legalisation in New Zealand
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A newly formed Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa (HRCA) from New Zealand launched with an initial action of sending an open…
Xenophobia Plagues France’s Response to Crack Use
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Until 5th October, 2022, Forceval Square was the primary hub for crack consumption and distribution in France. This was until…
Living in a Social and Racial Apartheid in Brazil’s Favelas
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Anyone born in a favela or on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro has to quickly develop psychological mechanisms similar…
Brazil’s Fight Against Constitutional Amendment to Criminalise Drug Use
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In October 2023, a few months after the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court had resumed a hearing on the decriminalisation of…