10 March 2024German cannabis legalisation explainedThe German federal parliament has voted to decriminalise cannabis possession and home growing, and enable non-profit growers' cooperatives.
10 March 2024Philippine drug war won’t end with Duterte in jailBeyond the former president's culpability, the country must engage in a process of accountability and change to ensure this tragedy is not repeated.
6 March 2024OPC info: A new online resource on overdose prevention centresNew repository of studies on overdose prevention centres now available for governments and civil society.
28 February 2024Malaysia: Almost 6,000 detained nationwide in three-day anti-drug opDespite moves toward drug policy reform in Malaysia, drug crackdowns persist, posing questions around human rights impacts and safeguards.
14 February 2024US: We have treatments for opioid addiction that work. So why is the problem getting worse?Access to evidence-based life-saving treatments continue to be hampered by stigma, racial inequality, and restrictive policies on drug prescribing.
8 February 2024Transforming the UN drug policy paradigm: IDPC statement at Human Rights Council intersessional panelIDPC Director, Ann Fordham, called for a process of institutional transformation to contribute to a new drug policy paradigm.
7 February 2024DEA considers rescheduling cannabis: What this means for U.S. and global policyRescheduling cannabis would not do nearly enough to address the harms of the 'war on drugs', domestically and internationally.
6 February 2024IDPC recruits campaigns & communications volunteerAre you passionate about drug policy that promotes social justice and affirms rights? This volunteering opportunity may be for you!
1 February 2024How gender affirming care Is harm reductionAn inclusive, holistic approach to harm reduction has to respond to the specific needs of trans people.
1 February 2024‘It beats getting stoned on the street’: how Portugal decriminalised drugs – as seen from the safer consumption sitePorto's safer consumption site welcomes hundreds of highly vulnerabilised people who use drugs who benefit from a non-judgemental space, and streamlined and voluntary access to care and support services.
31 January 2024Amsterdam mayor calls for regulation of cocaine as crime thrivesFor the mayor, the legal regulation of criminalised drug markets is a question of governance, safety and health.
31 January 2024Drug consumption rooms are coming to Slovenia – an interview with Katja KrajncNGO Stigma and NGO Šent are considering how best to welcome people who snort, smoke and inject drugs as the first facility is meant to open in 2024.