Futuro Coca: Imagining a New Future for Coca in Colombia
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The first edition of the Futuro Coca festival took place in Bogotá, Colombia, on 31 July. The event brought together…
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I have been invited to write about the production, logistics, and transportation of cocaine, particularly the UN’s Office of Drugs…
Tali-Ban: How Europe’s Heroin Markets Will Survive Afghanistan’s Opium
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The Taliban opium ban, implemented earlier this year, has drastically reduced poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. While some have speculated this…
Mexico’s Threat to Ban Medical Fentanyl is Painfully Misguided
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Mexico’s president has been the first North American leader to call for the outright ban of the medical use of fentanyl, as…
Tangaraju Suppiah: The First Execution Notice of 2023
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This story has been republished with Kirsten’s agreement from her We, The Citizens newsletter. Rocky, a fellow member of the Transformative…
Ricardo Soberón: How Peru’s Cocaine Economy Endangers Indigenous Amazonians
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Peru is the second largest producer of coca leaf and cocaine in the world. In addition, more than 500 active…
Portuguese Experts and Civil Society Unite Against Criminalisation
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An open letter published in early February by public health and members of the Portuguese civil society condemn the Mayor…
From Opium To Meth: How Myanmar Became The World’s Leading Producer Of Methamphetamine
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Myanmar and its remote borderlands have long been a global centre for illegal drug production. Due to its isolated location…
Guidelines for Colombia’s New Drug Policy under Petro
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In an effort to guide future Colombian drug policy, several researchers from the Centro de Estudios y Seguridad y Drogas…
Drug Executions in Iran Are Back on the Rise
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A recent press release from Amnesty in July 2022 highlighted a spike in Iranian executions, where at least 251 people…
Ghana’s Legal Cannabis Hits a Constitutional Roadblock
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On the 27th of July 2022, the Supreme Court of Ghana gave a narrow judgement on a case brought before…
Villain Or Victim? Understanding The Role of Women In The Latin American Drug Trade
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One of the most effective ways the War on Drugs justifies violence is by stereotyping its enemies: the various players…