A reminder that countries must not neglect margenalised groups as health measures to counter covid-19 are rolled out.

As long as UNODC continues to carefully and deliberately hold back from mentioning the harmful impact of states’ own drug policies, we cannot trust the agency to communicate all the facts.

A minority of African nations with diplomatic representation in Vienna has stifled the continent's voice for progressive drug policy reform.

As I have written in several previous blogs on UN drug policy, the ever flimsy veil of consensus continues to fall away as the weight of the damage and failure of punitive drug policies becomes ever more undeniable.

Accessible and evidence-based treatment services for people experiencing difficulties in relation to their drug use are rare in Thailand. Investment in a public health approach, departing from harmful and costly punitive responses, is urgently needed.

Besides the material losses and psychological impact of the demolition of ROG, this action speaks of the deteriorating conditions for community and civic mobilisation in Slovenia.

En un espíritu de solidaridad con nuestra membresía, organizaciones socias, donantes y amigos, continuamos nuestra lucha por la justicia social, por los derechos humanos y para poner fin a la dañina "guerra contra las drogas".

El mantenimiento de las respuestas penales, la sobrerregulación del consumo y las barreras de entrada al mercado evidencian un marco que favorece a los sectores más privilegiados.

Ecuador plantea un reglamento para la regulación del cannabis con fines comerciales que prioriza a los grandes capitales y afianza respuestas punitivas al cultivo para uso personal.

Colombia's investment in coca's promising potential could support ending vicious circles of stigmatisation, informality and research stagnation.

At a recent workshop organised under the SPIRIT project, transgender sex workers who use drugs shared experiences and learning on harm reduction and the need for alternatives to punishment.

A regulated cannabis market could ensure traditional varieties, as well as cultivation and production practices, are valued and benefit traditional growers.

The Swiss experiment seeks to build an evidence-base to inform potential future regulatory proposals.

Together, the three case studies underscore the importance of applying tailored methods to better reach and meet the needs of women who use drugs and of supporting women themselves to participate meaningfully in the programme design, implementation, and evaluation.

As almost all coca leaf markets have been disrupted by the pandemic situation and prices have fallen, coca growers throughout the Andean region are in dire need of assistance.

Despite the difficulties farmers face, cannabis production remains the most immediately viable and rapidly scalable livelihood in the Rif mountains.

Governments are quick to pay lip service to the importance of young people in drug policy design, but they rarely offer a seat at the table.

En respuesta a las limitaciones impuestas por la situación de pandemia, las personas jóvenes han ideado nuevas formas de movilizarse en contra de las políticas de drogas punitivas.

Language can contribute to undo the damage punitive drug policies inflict on the lives of people who use drugs.

Si bien las políticas represivas de drogas han armado al estado contra las comunidades de color, es lamentablemente crucial recordar que en parte fue diseñado para hacer precisamente eso.