How Drug Checking Services Around the World Navigate Prohibition
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Amidst an ever turbulent political environment in North America that has all but written off harm reduction and drug checking…
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International Aid is Paying for Drug-Related Executions, Even as it Cuts Harm Reduction
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On the surface, international aid seems like a noble cause. International aid is defined as money administered with the promotion…
The Representation Crisis: The Problem in the Medicalised Psychedelics Model
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This is Part 2 in a two-part series about the lack of representation in psychedelic research. Part 1 explores the…
The Representation Crisis: Who is the Psychedelic Revolution Really For?
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This is Part 1 in a two-part series about the lack of representation in psychedelic research. This first part explores…
From Sacred to Illegal: Inside India’s Cannabis Debate
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In the cedar forest mountains outside Manali, a tourist town in the Kullu Valley of the Indian Himalayas, Ajay* plies…
Beyond the Prison Gate: Why Harm Reduction Belongs in Prison
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Drug use does not stop at the prison gate. In fact, around 4 in 10 people entering prison have a…
Book Review: “The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs” by Kojo Koram
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As a legal intern in 2012, Kojo Koram was sent to visit clients in Angola – not the country, but…
It’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and Patriarchy
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There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…
Cash Crop: The Extractive Cannabis Industries Of the Global South
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For the past couple of years, many Global South nations have sought to capitalise on the global cannabis boom, reforming…
Police Busts and Moral Panic: How Urdu Media Represents Drug Use in Pakistan
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Buried within the recesses of 100 articles about drugs from leading Urdu news outlets in Pakistan is a unique specimen:…
From Legalisation to Limbo: Thailand’s Turbulent Cannabis Industry
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Four years ago, Thailand became the Weed Wonderland of the East. You couldn’t turn a corner in Bangkok or Pattaya…
“Kratom is our lifeblood”: When Drug Policies Ignore Indigenous Livelihoods
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Known scientifically as “Mitragyna speciosa Korth”, the kratom plant grows wild in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Native to Southeast Asia, this psychoactive…