Cruel and Unusual: The Ethics of Using Drugs to Kill
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Maya Foa, joint Executive Director at NGO Reprieve, has described the death penalty as the “sharp end of a series…
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Brazilian Open Letter to Lula Urges For Incarceration and Drug Policy Rethink
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Since president-elect Luiz Lula da Silva’s campaign started gathering momentum, civil society organisations have demanded he prioritise the review of…
After Coca: How the Drug War Colonises the Colombian Forest
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One of the first and consistent targets of the global War on Drugs has been the coca plant. Even after…
The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio
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Since early last year, a vending machine in the US state of Ohio has provided crucial harm reduction supplies to…
“Let’s stop strategies that don’t work!”: Interview with Paula Aguirre, Director of Elementa
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Continuing a collaboration with Proyecto Soma, TalkingDrugs has had privileged access to high figures within the Latin American drug policy…
Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine Bans CBD Prescriptions for Adult Patients
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The Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine (CFM in the Portuguese acronym) is once again stepping over the profession’s ethics code…
American Drug Policy Advocates Weigh in on Biden’s Cannabis Federal Reform
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The world woke up to an early Christmas present from American President Joe Biden as he announced a move to…
Building A Parliamentary Front For Cannabis In Brazil
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Efforts to legalise medical and industrial cannabis have encountered strong reactionary opposition in Brazil, with past attempts to regulate medicinal…
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…
Guidelines for Colombia’s New Drug Policy under Petro
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In an effort to guide future Colombian drug policy, several researchers from the Centro de Estudios y Seguridad y Drogas…
Weapons and Feminicides: The Mexican (misnamed) War on Drugs and Gender-Based Violence
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The (misnamed) 'War on Drugs' in Mexico was declared in December 2006 by former president Felipe Calderon. Despite the violent…
Could Opium Gum be the Solution to the Overdose Crisis?
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The prohibitionist regime surrounding the adult use of drugs has had devastating impacts on individuals, communities, and entire regions, spurring…