As disposições legais atuais em matéria de estimulantes de origem vegetal, da forma que foram consagradas nas convenções da ONU, são desprovidas de base científica clara e precisam ser revistas.
The ‘War on Drugs’, has not only failed to achieve its goals – it is fuelling poverty, undermining health, but has also failed some of the poorest and most marginalised communities worldwide.
The Transnational Institute explores the assumptions and the facts behind the retail drug trade in Colombia and the responses that have been developed to tackle it.
This paper offers an overview of Myanmar’s current legal and policy framework related to drugs and outlines some international obligations and best practices.
The modernisation of drug law enforcement in Latin America can be a galvanizing force for changing the broader criminal justice system and perhaps show the way toward fixing a broken system.
This briefing gives an overview of recent developments in Europe exploring legal regulation of the cannabis market as a more promising model for protecting people’s health and safety.
This briefing paper reviews the efforts conducted in the USA to adopt a less repressive, more proportionate, and more effective approach towards drug offenders.
Based on accumulated evidence and data on non-medical use, diversion and trafficking, and evidence of ketamine’s therapeutic value, there are serious concerns around placing the substance under international control.
