Drug PolicyBelarus Drug Offenders Singled Out in “Intolerable Prison Conditions”Avinash Tharoor.Sep 14, 2016Prisoners convicted of drug offences in Belarus are being forced to wear identifying badges and endure harsh conditions as part…
Drug PolicyWill Closure of Central Drug Agency Signal Shift in Russia’s Drug Policy?Anastasia Bezverkha.Sep 8, 2016Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), the body charged since 2003 with implementing the country’s drug policy, officially closed on…
Drug Harm ReductionForeign Agent’ Charges Dismissed Against Russian Harm Reduction NGO Andrey Rylkov FoundationTalking Drugs.Sep 7, 2016According to the RAPSI reporter in the courtroom, the Khoroshevskiy District Court of Moscow has dismissed the charges against Andrey…
Drug Harm ReductionAn Open Letter to Sadiq Khan: How to Make London’s Nightlife Safer Without Spending a PoundAvinash Tharoor.Aug 22, 2016Dear Mr. Khan, As you know, one of London’s most popular nightclubs, Fabric, has been closed, and its license is…
Drug Harm ReductionWorld’s Largest Drug Consumption Room Opens in CopenhagenAvinash Tharoor.Aug 15, 2016The world’s largest drug consumption room (DCR) has opened in Copenhagen, offering a safe and supervised environment for people to…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyCopenhagen Opens Space for Safe Drug UseDrugreporter.Aug 4, 2016H17 is a new drug space that opened in Copenhagen on August 2 and is the largest of its kind…
CannabisDrug PolicyItalian Cannabis Legalisation Vote Delayed But Reform Potential RemainsAvinash Tharoor.Aug 1, 2016The Italian government has postponed a vote on cannabis legalisation to September after a right-wing parliamentary group purposefully derailed it, but public…
Drug Harm ReductionTime To Test: The Festival Drug Report – Part IITalking Drugs.Jul 25, 2016Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. As the UK festival season gets underway,…
Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsDrugs, Dissociatives and Displacement: The Festival Drug Report – Part ITalking Drugs.Jul 18, 2016Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. The two are inextricably linked, as people…
Drug PolicyTheresa May: The New UK Leader’s Drug PolicyAvinash Tharoor.Jul 12, 2016Theresa May is set to become prime minister of the United Kingdom tomorrow. While serving as home secretary, May has…
Other DrugsDrug Testing Vital to Reduce UK MDMA DeathsTalking Drugs.Jul 6, 2016The illegality of MDMA and the lack of testing programmes in the UK is leading to the proliferation of dangerous…
Drug Harm ReductionRussian Gov’t Lists Andrey Rylkov Foundation as ‘Foreign Agent,’ Putting Harm Reduction Services at RiskAndrey Rylkov Foundation.Jul 6, 2016On June 29, 2016, The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included our organization, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation for…