The Thai government starts initiative looking into the medical benefits of the magic mushroom, as international organisations report that the category 5 narcotic's psilocybin chemical could help various health conditions.
As the legalisation of medical cannabis is celebrated, calls are heard for the alignment of other drug laws according to international human rights, including the facilitating of access to health and harm reduction services.
Especially in a context where children and families lack access to basic needs, calls for increased investments into a militarised police force are misguided.
Despite success in offering alternatives to prosecution, diversion schemes have become increasingly repressive and harmful, moving away from full decriminalisation.
'War on drugs' policies contribute to the destruction of our planet, which is why environmentally sustainable regulation should be part of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
In his inauguration speech, the new Colombian president called for a new international convention to overcome the harms of prohibitionism: human rights abuses, the strengthening of informal actors and the weakening of the state.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy International and Youth RISE are launching a new Erasmus+ project intended to increase the capacity of youth-led organisations that engage in drug policy reform and young people to advocate at the European Union level.
The booming interest in the Sonoran Desert Toad as a source of 5-MeO-DMT is leading to increased pressure on the animals’ populations and ongoing sustainability concerns.
There is a dire need for environmental justice in drug policy – and to put the issue of drug cultivation on the radar of environmental and climate organisations. This must be done with the active involvement of those who depend on illicit crops for their livelihoods.
Ethan Nadelmann (former director of the Drug Policy Alliance), discusses the many facets of our relationship to drugs by talking with people who dedicate their lives to studying and shifting society's responses to them.
