6 June 2016Solving Myanmar’s drug trade means involving militias in the peace processThe government wants to establish a dialogue with the militias involved in the production and trade of drugs in Myanmar.
6 June 2016The impact of drug policies on womenThere is an urgent need across the globe for gender-sensitive drug policy and programs for women who use drugs.
6 June 2016Why pointing a finger at countries with the death penalty for drugs is not enoughDespite opposition to the death penalty by more than 60 countries at the UNGASS, over 1,000 people are executed each year for drug offenses.
3 June 2016Africa: The road after the UNGASS fracas - are things falling apart for Africa?Right from the very onset, the UNGASS preparations in the region did not begin in a spirit of "consensus".
2 June 2016Putin closes Russia's drugs agency, casts aside longtime supporter IvanovThe decision to disband FSKN, along with the Federal Migration Service, was announced on March 30 as part of a broader reform, including the creation of a new National Guard.
2 June 2016Asia: we need to give the women incarcerated by the ‘war on drugs’ a voiceNischa Pieris argues that giving women in the region a voice is the only way to see the human face of repressive policies.
2 June 2016End AIDS by 2030? Not without harm reductionIf the world continues to adopt harm reduction programmes at its current slow pace, we do not stand a chance of meeting goals to end AIDS by 2030.
26 May 2016Illinois lawmakers pass marijuana decriminalisation billThe Illinois House passed a bill decriminalising the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis with a 64-50 vote on Wednesday.
23 May 2016Let us live and save our loved onesThis Drug Reporter video highlights the struggle of Dorota Gudaniec to make medical cannabis legal in Poland.
23 May 2016No more money for our needlesOrganisations encounter difficulties to maintain harm reduction services in Indonesia.
23 May 2016Much ado about nothing? The Global Commission on Drug Policy assessment of UNGASSThe international community chose to maintain a status quo that has shown no measurable progress in securing the health and welfare of individuals.
23 May 2016UN General Assembly on drugs: The beginning of a change in the drug war paradigmThe UNGASS illustrates growing divisions in the "drug war" model as more states speak up in opposition to ineffective, punitive policies.