Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RaceВ кока-коле никогда не было кокаина?André Gomes.Aug 31, 2019Несмотря на распространенное убеждение, компания “Кока Кола” не пришла к успеху благодаря продаже напитков с добавлением кокаина. Хотя вкус этого…
CannabisCoca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrug War ImperialismNiko Vorobyov.Aug 29, 2019In August 1978, guerrilla fighters from the Sandinista National Liberation Front stormed the National Palace in Nicaragua. Nicaragua had been…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RaceThe prohibition of coca leaves is an out-dated, colonial heirloomJanneke Nijmeijer.Aug 15, 2019Contrary to popular belief, Coca Cola did not rise to success by selling drinks laced with cocaine. That signature taste…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & RaceA Social Equity Model for UK Cannabis Law Reform?Imani Robinson & Amal Ali.Aug 7, 2019It’s not a matter of when cannabis laws will be reformed in the UK – but how. Will our policies…
CannabisCoca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingEnding the ‘war on drugs’ requires justice for the impoverished communities who grow themLauren Tapp.Jun 17, 2019Amidst media furore over illicit drug use, Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson dodged questions today over past drug use, whilst…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceTowards an Abolitionist Drug Policy ReformImani Robinson.May 31, 2019Drugs policing is driving mass criminalisation and incarceration in the UK and beyond. As of March 2019, there are 82,847…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingПрезидент Мексики представил план декриминализации всех наркотиковAnastasia Bezverkha.May 16, 2019Новоизбранный Президент Мексики Андрес Мануэль Лопес Обрадор предложил прекратить в стране политику прогибиционизма и представил план декриминализации всех нелегальных наркотиков.…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceGlobal Drug Survey Shows How Policing of Drug Use Varies WorldwideTalking Drugs.May 16, 2019Getting caught with drugs can be a very stressful event in people’s lives. Criminal records for personal possession of drugs…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingBolsonaro Cuts Harm Reduction, Escalates Drug WarSessi Kuwabara Blanchard.May 15, 2019Largely unreported in English-language news media, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pulled the plug on government support for harm reduction,…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentCoca Vendors in Bogota Working to Destigmatise the Coca PlantJanneke Nijmeijer.May 9, 2019In Candelaria – a touristy area in Bogotá, Colombia – vendors of coca products are active players in destigmatising the…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & GenderPersonal StoriesИррациональная жестокость к беременным и родителям, употребляющим наркотикиTalking Drugs.May 3, 201935-летняя Кэри, учащаяся на консультанта по лечению зависимости в Иллинойсе, узнала о своей беременности в 2016 году. В первые дни…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & GenderThe Changing Face of the Death Penalty for Drug Offences: An Interview with Aurélie PlaçaisAvinash Tharoor.Apr 29, 2019Drug offences are punishable by death in at least 35 countries and territories worldwide, and that number may grow. Over…