Jamaican Cannabis Struggles to Integrate Traditional Growers
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The regulation of cannabis in Jamaica is an important issue to get right given the countries’ historical and cultural link…
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France, Race and Drugs: An Overview
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Fabrice Olivet is a long-time activist for drug policy reform. Since 1996, he has led the association ASUD (Auto Support des…
Dope Men: How We Went From Alcohol Prohibition to Another
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Just past midnight on April 7th 1933, a truck pulled up to the White House filled with beer. President Roosevelt…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: US Media Goes After Oregon’s Drug Policy Model
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Part 1: The Case Against Decriminalisation As a new attempt to control drug-related harms in a non-punitive fashion, the Oregon…
“All Traffickers are Black or Arab”: The French Racism in Cannabis Policing
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In France, the question of racism has never been a central tenet in the discourse of cannabis law reform advocates.…
Improving Health and Drug Service Access for Indigenous People in Australia
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Accessing health care services is a key part of the universal right to health. This access can be a considerable challenge,…
Cannabis: A Tale of Two Worlds Apart
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Cannabis, what is it? A herb? A drug? Divisive in definition, divisive in opinion. However, this division runs deeper than…
Right Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in Paris
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A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…
On (Police) Diversion: Against Carcerality and Prohibition on the Road to Abolition
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We are witnessing an intensification of the power, capacity and reach of state violence in Britain through the development and…
Intersecting Drug Policy and Abolition: A Conversation
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The War on Drugs has failed in its stated goal of reducing drug use and sale and has instead resulted…
Brazilian Activists Deliver Manifesto to End Drug War to Leading Presidential Candidate
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While left-leaning presidential and gubernatorial hopefuls are either silent about or dodging the issue of drug policy in their campaigns…
Can More Training Curb The Lethal Police Forces of Brazil?
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Public security is one of the main topics during electoral campaigns in Brazil. As usual, during interviews and debates, presidential…