U.S. Decides to Withhold Aid to Philippines While Duterte Continues Murderous Drug War, But What Will Trump Do?
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For the past six months, the Philippines has waged a brutal, bloody war against people who use drugs, people who…
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The Increasing Irrelevance of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
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The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (SCND), the backbone of international drug prohibition, has taken another hit as Bolivia and…
Of Condoms and Crack Pipes: A Lesson in Harm Reduction
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In early 2014, I began volunteering at a drop-in centre for homeless youth in Boston. At the time, I had…
Does the DEA’s Kratom Consultation Signal Change in US Drug Policy?
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The US’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to close its public consultation period on the legal status of pain…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward in Argentina Drug Policy?
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The Argentinian government has introduced new penalties for certain drug offences, including unprecedentedly punitive mandatory minimum sentencing. However, simultaneously, policymakers…
Калифорния, Невада, Мейн и Массачусетс проголосовали за легализацию марихуаны. Аризона против
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Американские штаты Калифорния, Невада, Мейн и Массачусетс проголосовали за легализацию рекреационной марихуаны. За это во вторник проголосовали 55% жителей Калифорнии…
Recreational and Medical Cannabis Legalised in Several US States
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Alongside the presidential election, residents of nine US states have voted on the future of their cannabis laws. The results…
Chile Opens First Medical Cannabis Club
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The first medical cannabis club in Chile, Botánica Orgánica Cannabis Internacional (BOCI), opened in the northern city of Arica in…
Costa Rica Government Seeks to Expand Police Programme as Drug Violence Intensifies
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Recent violence in Costa Rica’s coastal town of Limón has put a spotlight on the Central American state’s role in…
Election of São Paulo Mayor Threatens ‘Crackland’ Harm Reduction Programme
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São Paulo’s pioneering harm reduction programme for people who use crack cocaine faces an uncertain future following the recent election…
Holding Space for the Unredeemed: Harm Reduction and Justice
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I spent last Friday in Chicago at the Midwest Harm Reduction Institute’s annual conference. The theme was Growing from Our…
Can Peru Bring Development the Country’s Notorious Coca-Growing Region?
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Peru’s president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), has proposed a new alternative development plan for the country’s main coca-growing region in…