Without governmental support, Mpondoland’s traditional cultivators face stiff competition to participate in the nascent legal cannabis market in South Africa.
Activists at DULF have spearheaded a life-saving intervention by distributing drugs of known content, igniting a crucial debate on the necessity of safer supply policies to prevent overdose fatalities.
Discussions focused on proposals to impose the death penalty on people involved in drug supply, harm reduction strategies, and the need for drug policy reform.
Cannabis clubs have been subject to rising rates of closures and economic sanctions, and ICEERS is advocating for comprehensive protection and regulation to protect this vital model.
The Rise & Decriminalize Movement, a coalition of community-led organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, publish a communique about dwindling public health services for people affected by HIV.
IDPC joins sister organisations in calling for the decriminalisation of activities related to drug use and sex work, as well as the legal regulation of substances, to tackle marginalisation.
Stigma, discrimination, criminalisation and racism have had devastating impacts on the right to health of people who use drugs, in particular on people facing multiple and intersecting layers of vulnerability.
