Why are some drugs illegal?
Have you ever wondered why are some drugs illegal and others are not? Because illegal drugs are more dangerous, you may think. But you are wrong! Watch the next episode of our Just Say Know series and...
View ArticleUS: Some states add more methadone clinics to fight opioid epidemic
By The Washington PostWhile Congress and the Trump administration were promoting greater use of the addiction medication buprenorphine to quell the opioid epidemic, a handful of states were licensing...
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Call for fellows: Asia regional harm reduction & drug policy advocacy...
Introduction to the Regional Harm Reduction Advocacy in Asia project: India HIV/AIDS Alliance is principal recipient of the Global Fund Regional Harm Reduction Advocacy in Asia project (2017-2019) that...
View ArticleDrug law reform comes to Mexico
Last month, Mexico’s Supreme Court handed down two decisions that effectively overturned Mexico’s longstanding ban on the personal use of marijuana. The Court affirmed the power of the...
View ArticleBeyond prescription drugs: international perspectives on supply chains,...
By Emerald PublishingNon-medical prescription drug use has gained increasing attention due to the use of opioids in North America and recent concerns in rising stimulant use for neuroenhancement in...
View ArticleGreece health ministry plans drug consumption rooms
By Avinash TharoorThe Greek health ministry is preparing a legislative amendment to permit the opening of drug consumption rooms in Athens, after a university’s claim that it’s overwhelmed by...
View ArticleHow Canada marijuana legalization impacts on Latin American drug policy?
By Parker Asmann, Democracia abiertaMarijuana in Canada is now legal, and while the change is unlikely to have a significant impact on Latin America’s black market, it could trigger a shift towards...
View ArticlePsychoactive substances act: UK government review admits extensive failure
By TransformToday the Home Office released a review of its 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) which introduced a blanket ban on the production, distribution, sale and supply of most psychoactive...
View ArticleEgypt MP proposes law to decriminalise all drug use
An Egyptian MP has proposed a draft law that would decriminalise the personal use of drugs, though the move has received a mixed response.John Talaat, an independent MP and deputy governor of Cairo,...
View ArticleThailand: 100 arrested during drug raids
By King-Oua Laohong, Bangkok PostMore than 100 drug offenders were arrested overnight during raids in nine provinces across the country, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB)....
View ArticleAntigua and Barbuda set to pass inclusive cannabis regulation law
Antigua and Barbuda is set to legalise the regulated production and supply of cannabis for religious and medical purposes, following consultations with Rastafarian communities.The Cannabis Bill 2018...
View ArticleThailand legislators overwhelmingly endorse medical cannabis legalisation
Thailand’s parliament has almost unanimously accepted the first reading of a bill to legalise medical cannabis, but there is growing fear that foreign companies will monopolise any new marijuana...
View ArticleRussia’s harm reductionists are once again under attack
By Niko Vorobjo“It used to be that you’d be walking on your way to score, and if you’d see a policeman, you’d give them three hryvnia [about 10 cents], and they’d tell you to wrap your business up...
View ArticleInternational Indigenous Drug Policy Network launched in New Zealand
An international indigenous network for drug law reform was launched yesterday at the international indigenous conference, Healing Our Spirit Worldwide – The Eighth Gathering, in Sydney, Australia.The...
View ArticleMarijuana, mountains and money: How Lesotho is cashing in
By BBC NewsLesotho is aiming to make money from the booming medicinal marijuana industry, but the BBC's Vumani Mkhize says the southern African nation already has an unheralded illicit trade in the...
View ArticleDark web dealers voluntarily ban deadly fentanyl
By Mark TownsendMajor dark web drug suppliers have started to voluntarily ban the synthetic opioid fentanyl because it is too dangerous, the National Crime Agency has said.They are “delisting” the...
View ArticleMexico’s war on drugs failed
By Ann DeslandesThe mountains of the Mexican state of Guerrero are dotted with opium poppies, a staple crop for many local farmers. Much of their harvest ends up as heroin, which has placed them square...
View ArticleCannabis to be made legal for recreational use in Luxembourg
By Yannick Lambert and Heledd PritchardCannabis will be made legal for recreational use in Luxembourg, it has been confirmed.During a press conference held by the three coalition parties – Democratic...
View ArticleTrump says China will curtail fentanyl. The U.S. has heard that before.
By Sui-Lee WeeBEIJING — China vows to stem the supply of the powerful opioid fentanyl flowing into the United States. It pledges to target exports of fentanyl-related substances bound for the United...
View ArticleThe systematic abuse of India’s female opiate users
Despite India having the largest number of heroin users in Asia according to the UN, the number of women that make up these figures is unknown. The lack of a gender breakdown, along with India’s...
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