24 March 201659th CND Session closes with eye on April's UNGASS 2016This is the press release from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), on the 59th session of the CND.
23 March 2016Supreme court rejects Nebraska and Oklahoma lawsuit over Colorado marijuana legalisationThe Drug Policy Alliance applauds Supreme Court for rejecting misguided attempt to halt marijuana legalisation
23 March 2016The war on drugs – A cure worse than the diseaseThe so-called War on Drugs has been lost. So what now?
23 March 2016TNI at CND 2016: Reports from ViennaThis storify features tweets, blogs and news from the 59th CND, by the Transnational Institute (TNI).
22 March 2016A global cold war on drugsThe global drug regime must evolve its approach to the war on drugs or risk the same fate as communism, collapsing from inertia.
22 March 2016Breaking bad in the Middle East and North Africa: Drugs, militants, and human rights After decades of conformity with a hardline “war on drugs”, there is increasing dissensus within the international community about how to best address the costs and harms posed by drugs.
21 March 2016Poppers can’t fall under legal highs ban as they’re not psychoactive, experts tell governmentPoppers are not illegal under the new law banning legal highs, experts have concluded, despite the government’s assurances that they are.
21 March 2016Rethink drug policyHealth Poverty Action is calling for a new approach to drug policy, which puts people’s health and rights first.
21 March 2016Iran executed more than 500 people last year for drug-related crimesThe Islamic Republic executed nearly 1,000 prisoners last year, marking a high in the number of executions in the country in more than 20 years.
21 March 2016To end HIV in drug users, stop chasing the dream of a drug-free world Why does ‘harm reduction’ continue to be such a problem for global drug policy when it’s a proven way of reducing cases of HIV?
18 March 2016Organisational arrangements for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the world drug problemLearn more about the organizational arrangements of the UNGASS here.
17 March 2016Canadian official causes stir with ‘progressive’ speech at UN narcotics conferenceThe Liberal government used its first foray into the global anti-narcotics arena this week to signal a clear shift from the war on drugs philosophy.