Will the UN Revamp its Disastrous “Drug Free World” Campaign in Brazil?
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Amidst a global pandemic and a worldwide progressive wave of drug decriminalisation for medical purposes and adult personal use, the…
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Кардинальная реформа наркополитики в Орегоне – что именно приняли?
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3 ноября 2020 года жители американского штата Орегон проголосовали за декриминализацию всех наркотиков, включая вещества из Списка IV, такие как…
Cocaine: Falling Coffee Prices Force Peru’s Farmers To Cultivate Coca
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A slump in world coffee prices has pushed farmers in Peru’s central jungle to rip up their plants and replace…
In Brazil, Bolsonaro Continues to Pump Blood to the War on Drugs
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A few days after voting against the rescheduling of cannabis at the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs in December 2020,…
A Harm Reductionist’s Case for Abolition
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Since 2020’s uprisings against anti-Black police violence, communities and institutions across the country have been critically re-evaluating their relationships with…
Oregon Just Decriminalised All Drugs – Here’s Why Voters Passed This Groundbreaking Reform
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Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020.…
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Women Poppy Growers in Guerrero, Mexico
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, much has been written on its effects on people who use drugs, drug trafficking…
Five Years Ago, White Families Called For A ‘Gentler War On Drugs.’ Did We Get One?
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Today [October 30] marks five years since the New York Times published its front-page article proclaiming “In heroin crisis, white families seek a…
Дедлайны горят: Мексика в преддверии легализации каннабиса
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После десятилетий репрессивной наркополиктики и правления наркокартелей, у Мексики есть реальная возможность превратиться в самый большой легальный рынок марихуаны в…
Drug Detention: Compulsory Treatment Centres and Gender-Based Violence in Mexico
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In December 2019, Talking Drugs published the article “The state only detains, beats and kills us”: Testimonies from women who…
Policy Briefing: World Health Organisation Cannabis Rescheduling And Its Relevance For The Caribbean
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Following its first-ever critical review of cannabis, in January 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a collection of formal…
MySafe: When Technology and Drug Policy Meet
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MySafe, a project created by a social based tech company named Dispension in collaboration with leading public health expert Dr.…