The Human Rights Council’s latest resolution on drug policy marks a turning point, reaffirming that drug control is a human-rights issue, and calling for person-centred, inclusive, and accountable approaches.
Explicit recognition of widespread public health harms of repressive control efforts could positively influence expert recommendation on the schedule of the coca leaf.
Amid a rapidly shifting diplomatic landscape, Colombia has emerged as a potential leader of global non-prohibitionist drug policy reform, but the sustainability of these efforts remains uncertain.
UNDP charts a rights- and development-centred turn in drug policy, prioritising decriminalisation, harm reduction, equity-led transitions, and practical pathways to responsibly regulate some drug markets.
With rising coca production and drug seizures jeopardising U.S. aid, Colombia faces a choice between complying with drug war demands or asserting greater independence.
Nelson and Klantschnig shine a light on farmers' relationship with legally regulated markets, including critical responses to models that neglect their inclusion.
The International Crisis Group warns of devastating effects for impoverished farmers impacted by the Taliban's new anti-narcotics campaign and opium ban, and calls for economic support.
Responding to expanding coca cultivation in Central America with policies like forced eradication could create potential devasting harm for communities and ecological systems.
