Czechia's plans to legally regulate cannabis are likely to be challenged by other EU member states who oppose the move, despite the ongoing harms and costs of prohibition across Europe.
WHO improves its information-sharing process by introducing a new single-source repository, representing the only online, freely accessible collection of information and reports on new psychoactive substances and medicines.
Victoria's first safe injecting room secures permanent status, marking a milestone in harm reduction efforts and sparking hope for a more compassionate and evidence-based approach towards people who inject drugs across Australia.
The escalating HIV crisis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia highlights the urgent need for harm reduction interventions to mitigate the spread of infection and protect people pushed into vulnerability.
Two of the 15 countries that objected to Bolivia's 2013 manoeuvre to legalise traditional coca use in relation to international standards have now retracted their objections.
Experts welcomed the abolition of the mandatory death penalty and the government's willingness to consider decriminalisation, whilst underscoring criminalisation should not be replaced with mandatory treatment.
The Antipolo Declaration, under the aegis of the government and the UN, commits to align drug control and drug treatment strategies with international norms, in collaboration with civil society.
The government says it withdrew from the Rome Statute before proceedings began, but the ICC prosecutor argues against that interpretation as a preliminary examination was already ongoing.
