What History Teaches Us About Shaping South Africa’s New Cannabis Laws
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South African cannabis policy is currently at a crossroads. In 2018, the Constitutional Court effectively decriminalised private cannabis use. Since…
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Mitigating The Impact Of COVID-19 On People Who Use Drugs in Kenya
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“Wash your hands with soap” “Use a hand sanitizer” “Work from your homes” “Maintain social distance” The messaging from…
No One Should Have to Suffer Through This: COVID-19 Experiences of Street-Based People Who Use Drugs in South Africa
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To reduce the risk of transmitting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), countries all around the world are implementing various restrictions to…
Cannabis in South Africa: the duplicity of colonial authorities
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The history of cannabis in South Africa contains two particular trajectories that were sometimes in direct contradiction with one another.…
29 стран. 49 моделей декриминализации наркотиков. Один онлайн-инструмент
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Январь 2020 – интерактивная карта “Декриминализация наркотиков в мире”, разработанная порталом TalkingDrugs и организациями Release и IDPC (Международный консорциум по…
The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa
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The reach of European empires and of Indian Ocean trade networks drew southern Africa into the global politics of opium…
Global Drug Decriminalisation Map: 29 countries. 49 models of drug decriminalisation
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A new web-tool shows that 49 countries and jurisdictions across the world have adopted some form of decriminalisation for drug…
Уганда: наркополитика на страже традиционных ценностей
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События, происходящие в Уганде в ноябре 2019 года, являются примером того, как наркополитика становится механизмом социального контроля и криминализации людей,…
Drug policies used to criminalise the LGBTQIA+ community in Uganda
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Events in Uganda this week highlight how drug policies continue to be used as a mechanism for social control and…
Women using heroin in Kenya: why it’s important to intervene early in life
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Heroin is the main drug taken by injection in Kenya. Mostly found and used in Kenya’s big cities – Mombasa…
SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH Global Day of Action: a focus on women who use drugs [26/6/19]
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Summaries of some of the actions planned across the world for SDP 2019, with a focus on women who use…
Hundreds of Egypt State Employees Face Prosecution after Drug Tests
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In early May, over 550 Egyptian state employees were referred to the public prosecution office after being forced to take…