Drug PolicyAhead of European Elections, Advocates Launch The Drug Policy ManifestoAndré Gomes.May 15, 2024In preparation for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, Correlations European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) have launched the 2024…
Drug PolicyNew Coalition Calls for Drug Legalisation in New ZealandAndré Gomes.May 8, 2024A newly formed Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa (HRCA) from New Zealand launched with an initial action of sending an open…
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Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceLiving in a Social and Racial Apartheid in Brazil’s FavelasAristênio Gomes dos Santos.Apr 18, 2024Anyone born in a favela or on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro has to quickly develop psychological mechanisms similar…
Drug PolicyBrazil’s Fight Against Constitutional Amendment to Criminalise Drug UseFelipe Neis Araujo.Apr 15, 2024In October 2023, a few months after the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court had resumed a hearing on the decriminalisation of…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOther DrugsWhose Death Gets to Be a Tragedy?Sophie Ladley.Apr 3, 2024On the 19th of December, the Office for National Statistics released its report on 2022 drug-related deaths (DRDs); this report…
CannabisDrug PolicyA Post-Mortem Review of the Irish Citizens Assembly on Drug UseÓrfhlaith Campbell.Mar 5, 2024In February 2023, the Irish Government announced the establishment of a Citizens Assembly on Drug Use. The Assembly began in…
CannabisDrug PolicyCould 2024 Be the Year for Biden’s Cannabis Legacy?Kevin Gilnack.Feb 20, 20242024 may be another historic year for American cannabis, with many implications for social and criminal justice. Recent findings from…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentInside Thailand’s U-Turn on Cannabis DecriminalizationBrooke Nolan.Feb 19, 2024Amongst the throngs of tourists, we spotted the neon green cannabis sign. Initially unexpected, it had become a familiar sight…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentColonial Turbulence: Bermuda’s Weed Wars with Great BritainAnonymous.Feb 19, 2024Excitement around the possibility of legal cannabis in Bermuda in 2022 was cut short by an unprecedented intervention by the…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrugs & Development2024 May Be The Year for Cannabis Decriminalisation in BrazilErick Araujo.Feb 9, 2024In 2024, after 12 years of proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court, the process that may lead to the decriminalisation…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentReview: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”André Gomes.Feb 7, 2024Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…