The newly-regulated market prioritises licenses for people and communities affected by the war on drugs, including by providing start-up financial aid.
The fact that the Italian government used the same decree-law to crack down on assistance for migrants in distress shows this law has nothing to do with safety and primarily serves political posturing.
The execution of mostly ethnic-minority working-class marginalised men with a long history of marginalisation and vulnerability does nothing to create safer and more caring communities.
L’exécution de personnes, principalement des hommes racisés appartenant aux classes laborieuses, ayant une longue histoire de marginalisation et de vulnérabilité, ne produit rien qui serait en mesure d’aboutir à des communautés plus sûres et plus solidaires.
Despite an ongoing public health crisis, drug war ideology continues to guide UK policy-making, with severe consequences for already marginalised communities.
Ongoing political turmoil has halted government plans to purchase vast quantities of illicitly grown coca, leaving the market in the hands of organised crime.
Following the tragic death of her daughter, Anne-Marie has become a leading voice in UK drug policy reform, advocating for legal regulation and enhanced education for young people.
As drug overdoses, including in relation to fentanyl-laced substances, more than double, calls for youth-specific harm reduction and overdose prevention and management become louder.
The Ministerial conference concluded with the adoption of the "Lisbon Declaration", which notes, inter alia, global developments in cannabis policy and commits to the protection of people who use drugs.
