Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceCan More Training Curb The Lethal Police Forces of Brazil?Felipe Neis Araujo.Aug 17, 2022Public security is one of the main topics during electoral campaigns in Brazil. As usual, during interviews and debates, presidential…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesJulian Quintero: Interviewing the “Person who has Educated Colombians the Most about Drugs”Raúl Lescano Méndez.Aug 1, 2022In a collaboration with Proyecto Soma, TalkingDrugs has had access to an interesting interview with one of the leading figures…
CannabisDrug PolicyBrazilian Government’s Selective Blindness to Cannabis EvidenceFelipe Neis Araujo.Jul 29, 2022The Bolsonaro administration’s hatred and contempt for science are not new, nor is its authoritarian stance against cannabis and other…
Drugs & CrimeDrugs & GenderVillain Or Victim? Understanding The Role of Women In The Latin American Drug TradeLauren Borders.Jul 11, 2022One of the most effective ways the War on Drugs justifies violence is by stereotyping its enemies: the various players…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyWill the Next Elections Bring Change to Brazilian Drug Policy?Felipe Neis Araujo.Jul 4, 2022The 2022 General Elections in Brazil will take place on the 2nd of October. Despite the traditional myriad of presidential…
Drug PolicyOpioidsCanadian Decriminalisation Efforts Fall Short of Serious ChangeAndré Gomes.Jun 21, 2022In early June, the Canadian federal government announced the launch of a three-year trial in British Columbia (BC) starting on…
Drug PolicyOpioidsOther DrugsPersonal StoriesLanguage Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis?Morgan Godvin.Jun 9, 2022In public policy, language matters. In drug policy, language has always been divisive. Words from “dealer” to “addict” have been…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RaceMyro Rolim: Dismantling the Ideology of Drug ProhibitionFelipe Neis Araujo & André Gomes.May 25, 2022TalkingDrugs’ Felipe Neis Araujo spoke with Myro Rolim, a harm reductionist and social educator based in Brazil. The interview was…
Coca & CocaineDrugs & CrimeВенесуэла: вглядываясь в бездну наркополитикиMauro Echeverría перевод — Anastasia Bezverkha.May 13, 2022Наркополитика Венесуэлы — бездна, в которую тяжело заглянуть снаружи, и тяжело оценить реальную картину. За время диктатуры Мадуро, у нас…
Drug PolicyDrugs & CrimeDrugs & DevelopmentIn Honduras, Drug Policy is Also Climate PolicyKendra McSweeney.Apr 21, 2022Late last month, I got word via WhatsApp that six old friends were in the custody of Mexican immigration authorities.…
Drug Harm ReductionАдминистрация Байдена дала “зеленый свет” снижению вреда в СШАAnastasia Bezverkha.Apr 19, 2022Еще в октябре 2021 года Администрация Байдена заявила о готовности открыть комнаты безопасного употребления для людей, употребляющих нелегальные наркотические вещества,…
Drug PolicyDrugs & CrimeIn Brazil, 80,000 Incarcerations in One Year is What the UNODC Calls ‘Excellent’Felipe Neis Araujo.Mar 31, 2022Early last year, TalkingDrugs reported on the partnerships between UN agencies and the Brazilian government in an attempt to breathe…