Time to end prohibition

The Global Commission on Drug Policy urges global leaders to review the international drug control conventions in order to build a serious, modern and responsible drug control framework based on science and evidence and centred on human rights.

Publications December 7, 2021

Time to end prohibition - Report launch

7 December 2021

Online

The Global Commission on Drug Policy will launch a groundbreaking report on the occasion of its 10th anniversary entitled Time to End Prohibition.

Events 1 December 2021

50 years of the failed drug war and its consequences in Latin America: A conversation with former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo

16 June 2021 16:00-17:00

Online

Former President Zedillo discusses how the war on drugs has damaged rather than aided Latin America's social, economic, and political development.

Events 12 June 2021

Drugs and development policies: A discussion with the Global Commission on Drug Policy

29 March 2021 13:00-14:30

Online

The School of Public Policy and the Global Commission on Drug Policy hosts a discussion on the medium and long-term solutions to the harms created by current drug control policies.

Events 25 March 2021

Drug use is a health issue – we need to decriminalize

An increasing number of UN officials are speaking out in favour of decriminalisation as a means to reduce drug-related harms, as outlined by the UN Common Position on drug policy.