20 March 2020Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Resources and informationA collection of resources providing valuable information on COVID-19.
10 March 2020UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs once again postpones key cannabis voteA number of countries asked for more time to understand the implications of the vote.
10 March 2020Arbitrary detention and drug policies - Call for input by the Working Group on Arbitrary DetentionThe WGAD calls on civil society to provide information about drug policies and arbitrary detention. The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2020.
7 March 2020Call for proposals to promote drug policy reform in West AfricaWADPN will receive applications focusing on a range of drug policy reform issues, including health and criminal justice reform.
28 February 2020Thailand: Prisons buckle under overcrowdingThailand has roughly 360,000 inmates nationwide but a prison capacity of technically only 250,000.
28 February 2020Supervised injection site in South Philadelphia will not open — at least for nowDespite a recent federal judge ruling in its favour, local opposition has thwarted the opening of the first site in the US.
28 February 2020Drugs trade in the UK causing unprecedented harm with policing often fuelling violence, landmark review findsThe first phase of the review highlights a broad range of shortcomings underpinning increases in drug-related harm.
28 February 2020African declaration to eliminate hepatitis C and improve the health of people who use drugsExperts from the region call for increased efforts to scale up and remove barriers to health services.
28 February 2020Jamaican gov’t assisting transition of traditional ganja growers to legal industryThe government seeks to demonstrate the legal cannabis industry can offer alternative livelihoods and benefit from the knowledge and expertise of traditional growers.
25 February 2020The role of civil society in the development and implementation of drug policies on prevention, treatment and social reintegrationThe INCB highlights the fundamental role of civil society engagement in the development and implementation of drug policies.
21 February 2020Matters of substance: Video seriesThe Drug Policy Alliance encapsulates key drug policy concepts in short animated videos.
21 February 2020Rethinking drug policy: Why ‘Just Say No Campaign’ is failing?Evidence-based prevention has nothing to do with the fear-based programmes often deployed in schools.
