Tanzania Authorities Split Over Crackdown on People Who Use Drugs
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Tanzanian authorities claim to be intensifying their crack down on the illegal drug trade, but critics – including some in…
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Meth Misuse and Production on the Rise in Iraq
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Problematic methamphetamine use and production are on the rise in Iraq, and regional instability is preventing the state from responding…
Каждый третий житель КНДР – наркопотребитель?
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Наркопотребление в Северной Корее намного более распространено, чем было известно ранее – показали результаты исследования Южнокорейского научного центра. На семинаре…
Iran Executes 10 People for Drug Offences in One Week
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At least ten people were reportedly executed for drug offences in Iran last week, despite authorities having publicly questioned the…
International Coalition Intensifying Counter-Narcotic Efforts in Mediterranean
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The EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, has publicised details of an ongoing strategic initiative countering drug trafficking in the Mediterranean:…
The Increasing Irrelevance of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
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The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (SCND), the backbone of international drug prohibition, has taken another hit as Bolivia and…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward in Argentina Drug Policy?
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The Argentinian government has introduced new penalties for certain drug offences, including unprecedentedly punitive mandatory minimum sentencing. However, simultaneously, policymakers…
World Leaders Demand End to Criminalisation of People who Supply Drugs, Illicit Crop Growers
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In its latest report, the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) argues for a new approach to the decriminalisation of…
Iranian Lawmakers Mull Ending Death Penalty for Drug Offences
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The continued use of the death penalty as a punishment for drug offences is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in…
Многоликий героин
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Афганский коричневый, черная смола, колумбийский белый. Разные внешние и химические вариации уличного героина. Разные цвета, разные названия, разное происхождение, разный…
A Brief History of Opium in India
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An MP in India, Dharamvira Gandhi, has put forward a bill to legalise cannabis and opium. While movements to decriminalise…
Costa Rica Government Seeks to Expand Police Programme as Drug Violence Intensifies
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Recent violence in Costa Rica’s coastal town of Limón has put a spotlight on the Central American state’s role in…