Drug War Imperialism
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In August 1978, guerrilla fighters from the Sandinista National Liberation Front stormed the National Palace in Nicaragua. Nicaragua had been…
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Where did all the real mephedrone go?
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The original legal high mephedrone is reported to be different to the mephedrone that came after the ban, in both…
TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [July 2019]
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1. State authorities in the Kemerovsky region have issued 3,6 million rubles (55 500 USD) from local budgets to fund…
Malaysia’s changing stance on drugs: breaking away from punitive policy in Southeast Asia
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Malaysia has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to drugs but on 27 June 2019, Minister of Health, Dzulkefly Ahmad announced legislation…
TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [June 2019]
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(На русском) 1. The Ukrainian Parliament’s June 6 review of the draft law on medical and scientific cannabis use…
Over 100 human rights organisations call for Sri Lanka to halt impending executions for drug offences in Open Letter
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Harm Reduction International (HRI) has called for Sri Lankan authorities to immediately halt the impending execution of all prisoners convicted…
Ending the ‘war on drugs’ requires justice for the impoverished communities who grow them
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Amidst media furore over illicit drug use, Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson dodged questions today over past drug use, whilst…
Brexit’s drug problem
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As Jacob Rees-Mogg’s widely-lambasted new book exemplifies, Brexiteers are never shy in celebrating the 19th century as the golden-age of free-trade that Britain…
Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Май 2019]
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(In English) 1. Сколько стоит уголовное преследование наркопотребителей в странах региона ВЕЦА. Результаты исследования проведенного Евразийской Ассоциацией снижения вреда…
TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [May 2019]
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(На русском) 1. How Much Does it Cost to Criminalize People Who Use Drugs in the EECA Region? Anastasia…
The Melancholy of Killercops in the Philippines Drug War (Part 3)
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Read part one here // Read part two here What a Nice Family Then it's Saturday again, a pretty hot day…
The Melancholy of Killercops in the Philippines Drug War (Part 2)
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Read part one here // Read part three here Politics as a farce? Abroad, many are appalled by Duterte’s bloodlust,…