Coca & CocaineDrugs & CrimePeru Coca Crop Production Up 9% in One Year, Ending Downward TrendAvinash Tharoor.Dec 7, 2017The surface area used in Peru to grow the coca crop, from which cocaine is produced, has risen by 9…
Coca & CocaineDrugs & CrimeColombia Trafficker Links Costa Rica Business, Officials to Drug TradeTalking Drugs.Nov 28, 2017An alleged coordinator of a drug trafficking network in Colombia claimed that transnational criminal groups operate in Costa Rica alongside…
CannabisPersonal StoriesA Problem of ‘Joint’ Use: Exploring the Interplay Between Cannabis and TobaccoTalking Drugs.Oct 3, 2017“Do you remember what to do? Inhale from the joint for four seconds, hold that breath for 8 seconds, then…
Other DrugsPersonal StoriesPhilosopher Michel Foucault’s Death Valley LSD TripTalking Drugs.Sep 20, 2017Editor’s Note: Michel Foucault (born Paul-Michel Foucault in 1926) was one of the central thinkers of the latter half of the…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceПрогрессивная реформа наркополитики в штате ОрегонAvinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha.Sep 19, 2017Наказание за хранение наркотиков в американском штате Орегон значительно сократилось после того, как его губернатор подписала два закона об уголовном…
Coca & CocaineDrugs & CrimeTrump Blackmailing Colombia under Guise of Drug War, Bolivian President ClaimsAvinash Tharoor.Sep 15, 2017President Trump has threatened to sanction Colombia for failing to prevent cocaine trafficking, but Bolivian leader Evo Morales claims it…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceTrump’s Racist Law Enforcement AgendaTalking Drugs.Sep 7, 2017Earlier this month, Trump declared his plans to ramp up law enforcement to combat fatal opioid overdoses. Less than a week…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsCould MDMA Be the Perfect Drug to Treat PTSD? The US Government Wants to Find OutTalking Drugs.Aug 30, 2017The US government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached an agreement with a non-profit, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyHistoric Oregon Drug Legislation Signed Into Law: Penalties Reduced for Heroin, MDMA PossessionAvinash Tharoor.Aug 16, 2017Penalties for the possession of drugs in the US state of Oregon have been significantly reduced, as the governor signs…
CannabisDrug PolicyThe War on Drugs Is Holding Science BackTalking Drugs.Aug 10, 2017Alcoholism is a relentless condition—90 percent of patients suffer a relapse within three years. But Dr. Ben Sessa believes he’s…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyUS Government’s Plans to Tackle Opioid Crisis Seem Set to Worsen ItTalking Drugs.Aug 7, 2017A US government commission has urged President Donald Trump to implement a set of health-oriented measures to tackle the country’s…
Drugs & CrimeClosing Dark Web Marketplaces Won’t Reduce Drug Use or TraffickingTalking Drugs.Aug 3, 2017Contrary to what US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says, the recent shutdown of two major dark web sites – AlphaBay…