The Aesthetics of Drug Prohibition and Harm Reduction
The Opioid Crisis Lookbook, (OCL) is the provocative title of a magazine started in 2022. Even without reading the magazine itself, the Instagram account is just as – if not…
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Dutch MPs Back Cannabis Cultivation Bill, But Senate Approval Needed
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A majority of MPs in the Netherlands’ lower house of parliament have backed a bill that would legally regulate the…
Paraguay’s Indigenous Communities Suffering Amid Cannabis Conflict
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The illegality of Paraguay’s cannabis trade is fuelling violence in the country, with indigenous communities facing some of the worst…
Racial Profiling and “Brutal” Policing in Hamburg’s Drug Crackdown
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Discriminatory and heavy-handed drug policing is prompting mounting criticism in the German city of Hamburg. Authorities in Hamburg have been…
Huge Drug Trafficking Raids Across Turkey Amid Terrorism Fears
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Numerous drug raids have taken place across Turkey this month, including a large-scale anti-trafficking operation in Ankara, as authorities warn…
New São Paulo Mayor Scaling Down Successful Harm Reduction Programme
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A programme providing housing and employment to people with problematic crack cocaine use in São Paulo will be scaled down over the…
Calls for Mandatory Premarital Drug Testing for Men in Saudi Arabia
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Influential public figures in Saudi Arabia are calling for the mandatory drug testing of all men who seek to marry…
Tanzania Authorities Split Over Crackdown on People Who Use Drugs
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Tanzanian authorities claim to be intensifying their crack down on the illegal drug trade, but critics – including some in…
В Украине создают региональные команды для защиты прав наркопотребителей
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Украинские правозащитники заявляют о системных нарушениях прав потребителей наркотиков со стороны правоохранительных органов. Для борьбы с такими нарушениями созданы специальные…
Cambodia Rebrands its Drug War While Perpetuating Punitive Policies
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Cambodian officials have spoken out against the repressive Philippines drug war, and are advocating rehabilitation rather than criminalisation of people…
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
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Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…
Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union
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The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal…
Discriminatory Drug Testing in South Korea
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The continued implementation of a discriminatory South Korean drug policy is perpetuating long-standing misconceptions about Westerners’ involvement in illegal activity.…