Following the release of the UNAIDS report titled 'The path that ends AIDS', this article underscores how ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic necessitates drug decriminalisation.
Drug-testing at festivals in the UK now requires a time-consuming and expensive license, making it virtually impossible for organisations seeking to provide this life-saving measure.
Proposals for cannabis legalisation fell short of the required votes, however the fact the initiative reached the final debate for the first time underscores that the forces for reform in Colombia are stronger than ever.
While a full legal regulation model is yet to be implemented in Luxembourg, new legislation permits adults to possess up to three grams of cannabis and cultivate up to four plants in a secure location.
IDPC joins 200+ organisations in signing an open letter calling on high-level forums on womens rights to be inclusive of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, who are often criminalised for drug-related offences.
While the longer-term impacts of the ban on the global heroin supply will greatly depend on potential subsequent bans on cultivation and trade, the livelihoods of thousands of landless labourers are in danger.
While the report explores the links between drug policy and the environment, it fails to grapple with the role of prohibition in environmental destruction.
Self-organisation and critical consciousness on the role of the patriarchy, racism and prohibition on the lives of women who use crack are avenues for empowerment and liberation.
IDPC welcomes the Scottish government's report, which rightly focuses on health and human rights to achieve better outcomes for people, their communities and society as a whole.
