‘It’s a Calamity’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Collapsed South Africa’s HIV Services
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At the beginning of 2025, bright white trucks would rumble into communities across South Africa on a set day each…
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It’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and Patriarchy
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There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…
Cash Crop: The Extractive Cannabis Industries Of the Global South
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For the past couple of years, many Global South nations have sought to capitalise on the global cannabis boom, reforming…
Sustaining HIV Community Advocacy and Harm Reduction Responses in South Africa
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South Africa has struggled for years with one of the highest HIV burdens in the world. Recent improvements in early…
The Decriminalisation Playbook: New UNAIDS Report Lays Out Pathway for HIV Response
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For decades, the global “war on drugs” has been sold as what’s best for public health: by harshly criminalising drug…
Nine Years After Reform, Tunisia’s Drug Law Still Fills Its Prisons
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In April 2017, after years of advocacy and political debate, Tunisia’s parliament amended the country’s controversial narcotics legislation, known as…
In Uganda, Cannabis is a Lifeline for Pygmy Communities
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Cannabis use in Sub-Saharan Africa is a deeply rooted historical practice, which continues to thrive despite the widespread criminalisation and…
Ghana’s New Cannabis Market: Open for Foreign Investment
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In February 2026, Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) announced plans to begin implementing a licensing regime for the cultivation and…
Tunisia’s Drug Laws Turn Youth Into Targets
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Last summer, Youness (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) was excited to let loose at a reggae-dub…
The Aesthetics of Drug Prohibition and Harm Reduction
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The Opioid Crisis Lookbook, (OCL) is the provocative title of a magazine started in 2022. Even without reading the magazine…
How International Drug Policy Is Increasingly Fragmented
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For many years, international drug policy seemed stuck in tired rhetoric about a ‘drug-free world’. International discussions repeatedly called for…
30-Year Minimum: Sierra Leone New Drug Laws Are Some of the World’s Toughest
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On 1 December 2025, Sierra Leone quietly implemented what may be one of the world’s most punitive drug enforcement measures.…