How the Pandemic Hit People Who Use Drugs, in Their Own Words
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In some ways, the coronavirus pandemic has hit marginalized people who use drugs the hardest. Harm reduction facilities have been forced to…
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“Vidas Negras Importam”: Racism, Police Violence And COVID-19 In Brazil’s Favelas
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Amidst the coronavirus pandemic which has already claimed 60,000 lives in Brazil, police are still routinely targeting Black people and…
Punitive Drug Policy Is Fuelling The Prison Crisis In Colombia
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What does the coronavirus crisis show us about drug policy in Colombia? In this article, we reflect on how Colombia's…
Thank Earlier LGBTQ+ Activists for the Marijuana Wins We Enjoy Today
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This month, as we celebrate Pride, it’s important to remember our roots. These include the LGBTQ+ leaders who laid the…
Расизм и полицейский произвол — это глобальная проблема. А наркоконтроль — ее часть.
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В этом ужасающем шоу бесстыдства и безнаказанности, отчет патологоанатома о результатах вскрытия тела Джорджа Флойда, установил, что имеющиеся проблемы со…
Cannabis Legislation in New York: The Time Is Now To Get Social Equity Measures Right
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For New York State, the passing of a bill legalising the possession, consumption and sale of cannabis may have to…
How the US Drug War Is a Tool to Criminalize LGBTQ+ People
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When we think of the criminalization of the LGBTQ+ community, our minds likely veer to the Stonewall Riots of 1969.…
Peru’s War On Drugs Is An Abject Failure – Here’s What It Can Learn From Bolivia
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When Peruvian government forces began eradicating coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine, without warning in a remote corner of…
Interview: Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada
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The latest bulletin from the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU), “Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs…
“Disturbing”—Cannabis Policing Meets COVID-19 Social Distancing Enforcement
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On May 2, photos of New Yorkers congregating in some of the most affluent neighborhoods and parks in the city…
Virginia Passes Cannabis Decriminalisation, Amid Huge Racial Disparity in Arrests
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The governor of the U.S. state of Virginia has approved a law that removes all criminal penalties for simple cannabis…
Baltimore Harm Reduction Grapples With COVID-19
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COVID-19 has moved Baltimore harm reductionists to monitor the virus’s effects on the drug economy and reimagine how to do…