Drug PolicyHow You Can Help Challenge Duterte’s Slaughter of People Who Use DrugsTalking Drugs.May 9, 2018Since his presidential inauguration in June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has turned the Philippines into hell on earth for some of…
Drug TraffickingOther DrugsPresident Duterte’s Son Cleared of Drug Trafficking, as Extrajudicial Killings ContinueAvinash Tharoor.May 2, 2018As the extrajudicial killing of people for alleged drug offences continues in the Philippines, the president’s son has been cleared…
CannabisDrug PolicySri Lanka to Open South Asia’s First Medical Cannabis PlantationAvinash Tharoor.Apr 24, 2018Sri Lanka will begin cultivating cannabis for medical purposes later this year, the health minister has announced. Health minister Rajitha…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingВ каких странах применяется смертная казнь за наркотики – глобальный отчетAvinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha.Apr 18, 2018Как минимум в 33 странах мира все еще применяется смертная казнь за преступления, связанные с наркотиками. В новом отчете, опубликованном…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingBangladesh Plans Death Penalty for Selling MethAvinash Tharoor.Apr 13, 2018Bangladeshi authorities have proposed an overhaul of the country’s drug laws, which includes provisions for people to be executed for…
Drug TraffickingNetflix Buys Philippines Drug War Series Made by Duterte SupporterAvinash Tharoor.Apr 3, 2018Netflix will be streaming a thriller series set during the Philippines’ drug war slaughter. The show was made by a…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyИнтерактивная карта: что изменилось в глобальной наркополитике в 2017 годуTalking Drugs.Feb 16, 2018В 2017 году в мировой наркополитике произошло много изменений. В США увеличилось число смертей от употребления опиатов, на Филиппинах продолжилось…
CannabisDrug PolicySingapore Announces Medical Cannabis Research, Despite Maintaining Death Penalty for Cannabis TraffickingAvinash Tharoor.Jan 25, 2018A Singaporean government body has announced its upcoming research into synthetic cannabinoids for medical purposes, a curious step in a…
Drug PolicyDrug Trafficking“No Liberalisation”: How Drug Policy was Discussed in the Russian ParliamentTalking Drugs.Dec 20, 2017On the 4th of December, the “Parliamentarians Against Drugs” conference saw deputies from 43 countries gather to discuss drug policy…
Drug PolicyPhilippines Supreme Court Justice Says Duterte’s Drug War Targets “Small-Time Peddlers”, Ignores “Drug Lords”Avinash Tharoor.Dec 5, 2017As Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte orders police to resume their involvement in the country’s drug war, a prominent Supreme Court…
CannabisDrug PolicyCannabis Use Decriminalised in Georgia, Following Court RulingAvinash Tharoor.Dec 1, 2017The use of cannabis will no longer be considered a criminal offence in Georgia, following a ruling by the country’s…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyМетадоновая программа в Гонконге: история успехаAvinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha.Nov 12, 2017Метадоновая программа в Гонконге успешно работает уже несколько десятков лет. Новый отчет “Глобальное информирование, локальная отвественность: подход Гонконга к расширению…