This year's CND marked a departure from conservative groupthink, fostering genuine debate —including as led by Colombia and the US, tensions among UN agencies' stances, and increased civil society participation.
Germany's cannabis reform signals a continental step in the right direction, but it is also a missed opportunity to centre racial justice and social equity
Despite budding success, Oregon's perfectible form of drug decriminalisation was torpedoed and dismantled following campaign of misinformation —offering valuable lessons for the reform movement.
Like the draconian 'Anti-Homosexuality' law before it, the new Narcotics Law endangers public health by further criminalising people who use drugs, pushing them into the margins and hindering access to health.
El modelo cooperativo de cultivo de cannabis de Barcelona está siendo atacado, a pesar de la evidencia de su éxito en reducir daños y fomentar el reforzamiento comunitario.
The entire UN system, including CND and UNODC, must join the growing number of UN agencies and Member States documenting and denouncing the harms of the ‘war on drugs’, and calling for drug policies that centre human rights.
Facing the threat of an increasingly securitised and repressive EU approach to drug policy, harm reductionists across the continent and within the bloc's institutions must deepen solidarity and resistance in defence of health and rights based responses.
Minnesota's drug policy reforms, particularly on cannabis and harm reduction represent a step in the right direction; but the continued use of punitive measures and the lack of safe supply programs are misguided.
