Drugs & GenderChemsex in Colombia: Risk, Health and Pleasure in Times of Digital IsolationLevinson Niño-Leal.Nov 29, 2024Sexualised drug use is not a new phenomenon; in fact, it dates back to the origins of humanity. However, in…
Drugs & DevelopmentPsychedelicsFrom Demons to Medicine: Tracing The Journey of Colombia’s Psychedelic RegulationLevinson Niño-Leal.Sep 16, 2024In a nation whose modern history is defined by international interference, drug trafficking forces and a raging drug war, Colombia…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentNew Report Lights Up Path for Drug Regulation in ColombiaAndré Gomes.Jul 22, 2024Internationally, Colombia has forged ahead with its agenda of drug policy change, openly criticising the UN’s drug control regime while…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingCan Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan Protect Colombia’s Civilians?Narcosis.May 27, 2024Colombian president Gustavo Petro campaigned on a plan to end the war on drugs and bring peace to the country.…
Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsThe Pink Wave: How Tusi Lost Its Elite StatusAlice Sattin.Apr 26, 2024From the elite clubs of Bogotá to European festivals, a peculiar pink powder has made waves across the globe. Initially…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentWill Latin American Leaders Finally Unite to End the Drug War?Paulina Cortez Licona.Nov 8, 2023From September 7 to 9, 2023, the “Latin American and Caribbean Drug Conference: For Life, Peace, and Development” took place…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingOpioidsShould Latin America Be Concerned about Fentanyl?Raúl Lescano Méndez.Sep 12, 2023In Latin American media, the tragedy of the opioid crisis and fentanyl in the United States is understood through such…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentSemana Psicoactiva 2023: Three Lessons for Colombian Drug Policy ReformLa Mata No Mata.Aug 30, 2023‘Semana Psicoactiva 2023’, an international conference on innovative drug policies, organised by Acción Técnica Social between 2 and 4 August…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentFuturo Coca: Imagining a New Future for Coca in ColombiaDaniela Jaimes Rico.Aug 25, 2023The first edition of the Futuro Coca festival took place in Bogotá, Colombia, on 31 July. The event brought together…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentLanguage Matters: Is My Country a “Narco-state”?Paulina Cortez Licona.Jul 11, 2023The term “narco-state” has been used by politicians, journalists, and law enforcement agencies since the 1980s. While it was initially…
Cannabis“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” Positives in Colombia’s Cannabis DebateMaria Alejandra Vélez.Jun 28, 2023This month, Colombia finished eight rounds of intense debating to decide whether cannabis should be legalised through constitutional reform. The…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrug Policy Should Protect Social Leaders, Not Expose ThemLucas Marín Llanes.Jan 10, 2022Lucas Marín Llanes recently published an investigation for the International Journal of Drug Policy on how the Colombian crop substitution…