8 March 2023
Americas & the Caribbean
Ricardo Soberón is a Peruvian lawyer, a university professor, and an analyst and consultant on drug policy and drug control issues in the Andean region, as well as on border and security issues. He is also an advisor to rural coca-producer organizations. In 2011, he was appointed to head the national drug control commission, Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas (DEVIDA). In January 2012, while questioning coca crop eradication efforts which prompted concern from the US Embassy, he was replaced after a government reshuffle. Photos: Francesca Brivio
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The 1960s counterculture movement kept a radical root for drug policy reform that would benefit the current movement for psychedelic drug law reform. Source: Shutterstock
2 February 2023
The Amazon, spanning across the heart of South America, requires a radical change in direction to ensure its survival. Source: qualtaghvisuals
23 January 2023
Thousands of people walk together in protest, for the legalisation of cannabis. Source: Wagner Vilas
20 December 2022
Lethal injection tables such as this are commonly used in the US for the administration of the deadly cocktail of drugs. Source: Wikimedia
6 December 2022
Women who use drugs and their allies are fighting back against systemic violence related to prohibition and punitive responses to drug use. Source: WHRIN
30 November 2022
Brazil has now the third largest prison population in the world, with the majority convicted for drug-related crimes. Brazilians increasingly demand changes in policy and legislation that, if aligned with strategies to tackle inequalities, could change this scenario for the better. Source: Agência Brasil/Author: Tomaz Silva
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