Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTheresa May Calls for Continued “War against Drugs”, Despite Her Own Research Indicating its FailureAvinash Tharoor.Nov 23, 2017UK Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to continue fighting the country’s war on drugs, despite the approach having contributed…
CannabisDrug PolicyBerlin Has Acknowledged the Futility of Fighting Cannabis Use – What Comes Next?Talking Drugs.Nov 21, 2017In October 2017, authorities in Berlin repealed their zero tolerance policy towards cannabis possession in a city park – bringing…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDoes Austrian Election Herald End to “Therapy Not Punishment” Drug Approach?Talking Drugs.Nov 6, 2017The outcome of the recent Austrian elections has the potential to intensify the country’s punitive drug policies and endanger its…
Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsBreaking Boundaries in Berlin: Altered Conference 2017 Set to Revamp Drug UseTalking Drugs.Oct 17, 2017Altered Conference: Exploring Psychedelics and Altered States of Consciousness will take place at the Essentis BioHotel in Berlin, Weiskopffstraße 16/17 12459 Berlin on 3-4…
CannabisDrug PolicyCannabis Legalisation Bill Proposed in Icelandic ParliamentAvinash Tharoor.Sep 21, 2017An Icelandic MP has proposed legislation to legally regulate cannabis, in a bid to reduce the potential harms of the…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceCritically-Acclaimed Drug Policy Museum Coming to LondonAnonymous.Sep 18, 2017The Museum of Drug Policy, a pop-up exhibition and cultural hub featuring live programming and art from around the world,…
Coca & CocaineDrug Harm ReductionSpanish Authorities Providing Free Cocaine-Crushing CardsAvinash Tharoor.Sep 12, 2017Authorities in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao are distributing cards for people to crush cocaine with prior to snorting,…
CannabisDrug Policy“Draconian”, “Unjust” Punishments Continue Under Malta’s “Treatment Not Imprisonment” Drug LawAvinash Tharoor.Aug 22, 2017Strict and arbitrary punishments for drug offences in Malta have continued to take place – and may have even intensified…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyЕС принял прогрессивный План действий в области наркотиков до 2020 годаAnastasia Bezverkha.Aug 18, 2017Европейская комиссия 5-го июля 2017 года опубликовала новый План действий (ПД) в области наркотиков на 2017-2020 гг. Общественные активисты назвали…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsScotland May Now Have Highest Rate of Drug-Related Deaths in the EUAvinash Tharoor.Aug 15, 2017Drug-related deaths in Scotland have reached the highest figure ever recorded, and the rate of such deaths may now be…
CannabisDrug PolicyMedical Cannabis Crisis in Germany amid Rising Prices, Supply ShortageTalking Drugs.Aug 9, 2017Patients are experiencing a rapid surge in the price of medical cannabis, as well as a shortage of supply in…
Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderWomen’s Drug Deaths Soaring Across England and Wales as Their Needs Are OverlookedTalking Drugs.Aug 7, 2017Women’s deaths as a result of drug misuse have increased by a staggering 82 per cent in England and Wales…