Whose Death Gets to Be a Tragedy?
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On the 19th of December, the Office for National Statistics released its report on 2022 drug-related deaths (DRDs); this report…
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A Post-Mortem Review of the Irish Citizens Assembly on Drug Use
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In February 2023, the Irish Government announced the establishment of a Citizens Assembly on Drug Use. The Assembly began in…
Could 2024 Be the Year for Biden’s Cannabis Legacy?
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2024 may be another historic year for American cannabis, with many implications for social and criminal justice. Recent findings from…
Inside Thailand’s U-Turn on Cannabis Decriminalization
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Amongst the throngs of tourists, we spotted the neon green cannabis sign. Initially unexpected, it had become a familiar sight…
Colonial Turbulence: Bermuda’s Weed Wars with Great Britain
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Excitement around the possibility of legal cannabis in Bermuda in 2022 was cut short by an unprecedented intervention by the…
2024 May Be The Year for Cannabis Decriminalisation in Brazil
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In 2024, after 12 years of proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court, the process that may lead to the decriminalisation…
Review: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”
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Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…
Are We in a Drugs Apartheid?
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Drugs’ legality is shifting before our eyes. New Zealand tried to ban young people from legally purchasing cigarettes, while the…
Operation Yukthiya in Sri Lanka Unjustly Arrests Thousands
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Tied outside to trees for days, starved, beaten, and humiliated. This is the reality for detainees inside Sri Lanka’s compulsory…
How the EU Makes Drug Policies
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The way that the European Union (EU) creates drug policy can seem unclear given its many levels of decision- and…
UK Harm Reduction: The Origins of Release
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As drug policy concerns become progressively more salient and relevant to a much larger and increasingly global population, interested people…
Broken Urine Testing Policies in Thailand Harming Thousands
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Since the 1970s, Thailand has grappled with how to address drug trafficking within its borders, as the country evolved into…