Guam: Governor introduces bill to legalise recreational cannabis
by Janela CarreraAs promised and just in the second week into the new year, Governor Eddie Calvo has introduced legislation for the recreational use of marijuana. The governor is dubbing is the...
View ArticleOntario commits to funding 3 supervised safe injection sites in Toronto
Ontario’s health minister says “more can be done” to tackle the opioid crisis at a community level in the province and has committed to funding three supervised safe injection sites in Toronto at an...
View ArticleHow the new UN Secretary-General can reshape global drug policy
By Mikaela Hildebrand, Aram Barra, and Patrick Louis B. AngelesThe appointment of Antonio Guterres as the next United Nations Secretary-General (SG) could potentially usher in a new era of how the...
View ArticleReasons for drug policy reform: prohibition enables systemic human rights...
Drug prohibition, including criminalisation to regulate the supply and demand of controlled substances, has had devastating effects on human rights and public health worldwide.Prohibition as an...
View ArticleGerman parliament legalises cannabis for medical consumption
By Carla BleikerIn a landmark bill, members of Germany's parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to legalize the use of medical marijuana.Marlene Mortler, the German government's drug commissioner,...
View ArticleExperts agree: the war on drugs has been a disaster. Is it time for...
By Stéphanie ThompsonOver 40 years ago, the world declared war on drugs. Today, drugs are cheaper, purer and more widely available than ever before, at least on a global scale. So should we admit...
View ArticleStudy calls for closure of compulsory drug centres
By Alessandro Marazzi SassoonAn article to be published in medical journal the Lancet next month concludes that compulsory drug detention centres, such as those used by the Cambodian government, don’t...
View ArticleWhat does Donald Trump think about drugs?
By Luis Gómez RomeroIn recent years, many countries – with the conspicuous exception of Indonesia and the Philippines – have been rethinking the international war on drugs. The world, it seems, has...
View ArticleCambodia: Drug crackdown pushes courts and prisons to breaking point
By Yesenia AmaroNguyen Thy Yem and her husband, Bouy Thanh Men, have been using drugs since they married a decade ago. Together, they do meth and heroin in the backstreets of the capital. But Thanh Men...
View ArticleRadical ketamine therapy could treat alcohol addiction
Scientists believe that a radical treatment involving the horse tranquilliser, ketamine, could help overcome alcohol addiction by “erasing” drink-related memories.Psychologists based at University...
View ArticleHow cannabis prohibition created a monster in UK prisons
by Josh TorranceSynthetic Cannabinoids (SCs), commonly referred to by some of the more popular brand names they have been sold under including ‘Spice’, ‘K2’ and ‘Black Mamba’ have – in a very short...
View ArticleIt's time to face the music on Australia's flawed drug policy
By Gino VumbacaAs a new year begins so does the effort continue to make Australia a safer and more humane country in how we deal with people who use drugs.Here are five changes that would make a real...
View ArticleDrug woes 'need new approach'
Thailand should adopt an integrated approach to tackle the problems of drug abuse and addiction, Justice Minister Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana says.Strategies to solve the problems need to be adjusted, Mr...
View ArticleCambodia: Drug war nets hundreds
More than 400 people have been arrested for drug crimes since a new six-month narcotics crackdown started on New Year’s Day, police said yesterday, though a rehabilitation expert called the campaign...
View ArticleInternational youth convening commences in Bangkok
Written by Jake AgliataBangkok is about to get hit with a heavy dose of sensibility.This week, 26 youth leaders from 21 different countries will be meeting in Bangkok, Thailand for the first ever...
View ArticleWith Manila as ASEAN chair, Duterte’s concerns at home could creep into...
By Eileen NgPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on crime and his concern for the welfare of overseas Filipino workers are policy priorities of his administration and these concerns look...
View ArticleAn open letter to President Obama
Mr. President,We wish to thank you for the great commitment you have shown to revisit the punitive approach to drug policy, particularly with regards to the pardon of low-level drug offenders.These...
View ArticleSafe consumption site opens in Victoria to help combat growing overdose crisis
By Kylie StantonA safe consumption site has opened in Victoria, one day after B.C.’s chief coroner confirmed the number of fatal overdoses has risen sharply.“We were able to move really quickly and get...
View ArticleAn open letter to the Government of Liberia to adhere to the outcome of the...
To Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President, Republic of Liberia Dear Madam Sirleaf,As you will know, the United Nations General Assembly held its 30th Special Session (UNGASS) in New York in April 2016,...
View ArticleWant to reduce drug use? Listen to women drug users
By Kasia Malinowska and Bethany MedleyCatalina was in prison for a drug conviction in Guaviare, Colombia. She had been detained for possessing some coca paste – an amount barely sufficient to...
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