The Colonial Legacy of Drug Control in Lebanon
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How we think about, regulate, moralise or criminalise drugs is often not a response to domestic considerations, but a negotiation…
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Prohibition, Colonisation, and Undermining Indigenous Rights
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Much of the criticism of prohibition talks about the ‘war on drugs’ as a war on Black and Brown people,…
The Hypocrisy of Arrested Honduran President’s Drug Policy
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On March 8, Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, was found guilty in the…
How Muslims Around the World Use Drugs During Ramadan
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Ramadan is a period of introspection, self-restraint and prayer, and most commonly associated with fasting from food and water from…
Inside Thailand’s U-Turn on Cannabis Decriminalization
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Amongst the throngs of tourists, we spotted the neon green cannabis sign. Initially unexpected, it had become a familiar sight…
Colonial Turbulence: Bermuda’s Weed Wars with Great Britain
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Excitement around the possibility of legal cannabis in Bermuda in 2022 was cut short by an unprecedented intervention by the…
State of Shock: Ecuador’s Descent Into Narco Violence
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In early January, a series of very public and violent events across Ecuador was, unfortunately, a long time coming; it…
2024 May Be The Year for Cannabis Decriminalisation in Brazil
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In 2024, after 12 years of proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court, the process that may lead to the decriminalisation…
The Paradox of Prohibition Is Clear With Ketamine in the UK
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Ketamine was first made in 1962 as a replacement for phencycylidine (PCP). Because of its safety profile, it soon became…
Review: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”
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Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…
Beyond the Trip: Key Challenges The Psychedelic Industry Must Face
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In the context of the psychedelic renaissance, a significant body of medical research has developed, exploring how psychoactive plants could…
“I Feel Like a God”: Drones in the Modern Drug War
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“Sometimes I feel like a God hurling thunderbolts from afar,” one US soldier commented, regarding the god-like power drone operators…