Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingWorld Leaders Demand End to Criminalisation of People who Supply Drugs, Illicit Crop GrowersEdward Fox.Nov 21, 2016In its latest report, the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) argues for a new approach to the decriminalisation of…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingIranian Lawmakers Mull Ending Death Penalty for Drug OffencesTalking Drugs.Nov 15, 2016The continued use of the death penalty as a punishment for drug offences is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in…
Drug TraffickingOpioidsМноголикий героинTalking Drugs.Nov 14, 2016Афганский коричневый, черная смола, колумбийский белый. Разные внешние и химические вариации уличного героина. Разные цвета, разные названия, разное происхождение, разный…
Drug TraffickingOpioidsA Brief History of Opium in IndiaAvinash Tharoor.Oct 27, 2016An MP in India, Dharamvira Gandhi, has put forward a bill to legalise cannabis and opium. While movements to decriminalise…
Coca & CocaineDrug TraffickingCosta Rica Government Seeks to Expand Police Programme as Drug Violence IntensifiesTalking Drugs.Oct 21, 2016Recent violence in Costa Rica’s coastal town of Limón has put a spotlight on the Central American state’s role in…
Drug TraffickingA Brief History of North Korea’s Covert Drug TraffickingTalking Drugs.Aug 9, 2016The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime is suspected of having produced and trafficked vast amounts of illicit drugs…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingMalaysia’s “Secret Moratorium” On Capital Punishment for Drug TraffickingTalking Drugs.Aug 4, 2016The Malaysian government may have placed a secret moratorium on executing people for drug trafficking, potentially paving the way for…
Drug TraffickingThe Futility of Fighting Dark Web Drug MarketsElla Müller-Baum.Aug 3, 2016The use of dark web drug markets is growing exponentially. While law enforcement has consistently failed to reduce online sales,…
Drug TraffickingOnline Drug Vendors Exploiting United States Postal ServiceAndré Gomes.May 31, 2016Online drug vendors are anonymously delivering their products through the US Postal Service, and the constitutional right to privacy is…