Drug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentOpioidsAs the US Spent $8 Billion on Afghan Drug War, Opium Production Soared by 164%Avinash Tharoor.Jun 21, 2018The US Government has spent over $8 billion on counternarcotic efforts in Afghanistan, yet illicit opium production has reached record…
Drugs & DevelopmentOpioidsThe Opioid Crisis That People Aren’t Talking AboutTalking Drugs.Dec 12, 2017As opioid overdoses and deaths continue to spiral in many Western countries, three quarters of the world’s population face a…
CannabisDrugs & DevelopmentИзраильские фермеры готовы выращивать медицинский каннабисAnastasia Bezverkha.Oct 11, 2017Израиль признал выращивание марихуаны отраслью сельского хозяйства. Таким образом Министерство сельского хозяйства открыло фермерам, занимающимся разведением каннабиса для медицинского использования,…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentPoppies, Pomegranates, and Prohibition: the Limitations of Alternative DevelopmentTalking Drugs.Jul 3, 2017With the purchase of a pomegranate snack bar at the local grocery store, a fruit tree is planted in Afghanistan…
Coca & CocaineDrugs & DevelopmentCan Peru Bring Development the Country’s Notorious Coca-Growing Region?Talking Drugs.Sep 19, 2016Peru’s president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), has proposed a new alternative development plan for the country’s main coca-growing region in…
Drugs & DevelopmentAgainst the Evidence, Colombia Resumes Use of Glyphosate in Coca EradicationAndré Gomes.May 9, 2016Experiencing a rise in coca cultivation, the Colombian government has resumed the use of a potentially carcinogenic herbicide in its…