As cannabis for therapeutic purposes policy continues to evolve, including incorporation of greater commercialization, it is possible that the full effects of its legalisation have yet to take place.
Responses to women involved with illicit drugs must take gender into account to produce fair outcomes that ensure international human rights obligations and meet the reality of women's lives.
The latest UNODC Global SMART Update shows that the manufacturing of methamphetamines has recently spread to Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.