Cannabis in the Americas: It’s time to talk about marijuana policy

There is a unique opportunity, before the USA legalises medical cannabis at the federal level, to build a regulatory framework that prevents this market from being concentrated amongst large for-profit conglomerates.

News Alerts September 17, 2019

Cannabis prohibition doesn't work anywhere. It's New Zealand's turn to legalise it

In light of the growing awareness that Cannabis is immensely less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, New Zealand will be voting on whether to legalise cannabis in the 2020 referendum.

News Alerts September 5, 2019

Corruption and illegal drugs: Reconstructing links, reversing the causes

Addressing corruption requires transforming illicit economies through cooperation, institutional reform and social inclusion.

News Alerts August 1, 2019

Classification of psychoactive substances: When science was left behind

The Global Commission on Drug Policy highlights inconsistencies in the international scheduling system, calling for reform based on evidence

Publications July 3, 2019

Classification of psychoactive substances: When science was left behind

The Global Commission on Drug Policy highlights inconsistencies in the international scheduling system, calling for reform based on evidence

Publications July 3, 2019

"The classification of illegal drugs is based on politics"

One of the reasons why in the 1920s the scheduling of cannabis was requested in South Africa was because the country objected to the trade between black, brown and white people.

News Alerts July 1, 2019

Drug policy and deprivation of liberty

The Global Commission on Drug Policy analyze the last thirty years of over-incarceration in closed settings, from prisons to migrant administrative detention and from mandatory treatment to private rehabilitation centers.