Two steps forward, one step back: current harm reduction policy and politics in the United States

Nadelmann and LeSalle analyse harm reduction services in the United States. Harm reduction remains threatened by the Trump administration's attitude toward drug policy.

Publications June 27, 2017

USA: where cannabis is the doctor’s orders, will insurers pay?

Medical cannabis users may not always be reimbursed by insurance companies and face discrimination from employers carrying out drug screenings.

News Alerts November 24, 2016

What the future of marijuana legalisation could look like under President Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has been vociferous about the negative effects of legalisation but also said that recreational and medical marijuana should be legislated at the state level.

News Alerts November 10, 2016

Why faith matters: Envisioning a new global drug policy

18:00 5 April - 20:00 30 March 2016

New York, USA

In advance of the upcoming UNGASS, Union Theological Seminary is hosting a panel discussion on the role of faith communities in the making of local and global drug policy.

Events 30 March 2016

Drug policy reform is racial justice reform: A one day strategy session in advance of the UNGASS

17 April 2016 10:00-18:00

New York, USA

Join hundreds of national and international leaders for a day of learning and debating, networking and strategising about the next steps to end the drug war and ensure policies that are grounded in racial justice.

Events 30 March 2016

Eight people executed for drug offences in Indonesia

Despite repeated pleas for mercy from family members, citizens, human rights organizations, the United Nations, and governments around the world, eight people condemned for non-violent drug offences faced a firing squad at just past midnight Indonesia-time.

News Alerts April 29, 2015

Pathway to reform

20 March 2014

Auckland, New Zealand

Pathway to Reform is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand how New Zealand developed the worlds’ first drug policy reform to be based on science not political rhetoric.

Events 28 November 2013

Ethan Nadelmann: We have reached the marijuana policy reform 'Tipping Point'

This conference focused on marijuana policy reform, harm reduction and the US criminal justice system.

News Alerts October 30, 2013

Drug war anniversary - A time for reflection and action

Some anniversaries provide an occasion for celebration, others a time for reflection, still others a time for action. This June will mark forty years since President Nixon declared a "war on drugs," identifying drug abuse as "public enemy No. 1." Ethan Nadelmann reflects on the consequences of the…

Publications February 24, 2011

Why it's time to legalize drugs?

Article by Ethan_Nadelmann, Foreign Policy, September/October 2007 IssueThe "war" on drugs cannot be won. But the United States continues to insist on failed prohibitionist policies that enrich international drug cartels, fuel narcoviolence, and do unnecessary harm to users, says Ethan_Nadelmann…

Publications October 7, 2007

Subscribe to our newsletters