From Legalisation to Limbo: Thailand’s Turbulent Cannabis Industry
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Four years ago, Thailand became the Weed Wonderland of the East. You couldn’t turn a corner in Bangkok or Pattaya…
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Trump’s “Narco-Terrorism” Operations in Ecuador: A New Phase of the Donroe Doctrine?
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On 3 March 2026, US Southern Command, the military unit overseeing operations in Central and South America, announced via X…
“Kratom is our lifeblood”: When Drug Policies Ignore Indigenous Livelihoods
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Known scientifically as “Mitragyna speciosa Korth”, the kratom plant grows wild in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Native to Southeast Asia, this psychoactive…
Did the Gorton & Denton Election Just Shift the UK Drug Policy Debate?
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A recent local election in the UK has brought drug policy starkly into the political limelight when the Green Party…
The Decriminalisation Playbook: New UNAIDS Report Lays Out Pathway for HIV Response
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For decades, the global “war on drugs” has been sold as what’s best for public health: by harshly criminalising drug…
The Prosecutor vs Duterte: Highlights from the ICC Hearings
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has progressed to the next stage of its much anticipated case against former Philippine president…
Nine Years After Reform, Tunisia’s Drug Law Still Fills Its Prisons
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In April 2017, after years of advocacy and political debate, Tunisia’s parliament amended the country’s controversial narcotics legislation, known as…
Ghana’s New Cannabis Market: Open for Foreign Investment
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In February 2026, Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) announced plans to begin implementing a licensing regime for the cultivation and…
Tunisia’s Drug Laws Turn Youth Into Targets
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Last summer, Youness (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) was excited to let loose at a reggae-dub…
How International Drug Policy Is Increasingly Fragmented
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For many years, international drug policy seemed stuck in tired rhetoric about a ‘drug-free world’. International discussions repeatedly called for…
30-Year Minimum: Sierra Leone New Drug Laws Are Some of the World’s Toughest
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On 1 December 2025, Sierra Leone quietly implemented what may be one of the world’s most punitive drug enforcement measures.…
UNGASS: 10 Years of Failing International Drug Policy Progress
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The world is losing the global war on drugs, and it is losing it badly. This is the core message…