It is time to acknowledge that certain elements of the global drug control treaties are unfit for purpose, resting on the foundations of the colonial legacy and unjust policy approaches.

IDPC and TNI provide an overview of the evolution of the UN-agreed language on key drug policy issues for the last three decades.

Current international obligations make compromise with UN Treaties inevitable.

In an effort to help digest and contextualise the UNGASS Outcome Document, this IDPC briefing paper explores a selection of key themes by analysing the consensus-based language agreed by UN member states during high-level meetings over the last quarter of a century.

Tom Blickman of TNI explores the rapid expansion in Morrocan illicit cannabis cultivation, associated with considerable corruption and repression, which could lead to a productive debate on regulation.

As highly dangerous synthetic cannabinoids enter the market, regulating less harmful herbal cannabis could provide a method of reducing their consumption.

This report describes the history of international control and how cannabis was included in the current UN drug control system.

This TNI briefing paper sheds light on the methamphetamine market in Southeast Asia and China, including patterns of supply and use. It highlights the urgent need for donors and governments to introduce effective harm reduction measures aimed at ATS users.

In this issue of Crime & Globalisation, Tom Blickman tracks the history of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Since its origin in 1989 there has been a growing awareness that the AML regime is not working as well as intended. After two decades of failed efforts, experts still…

TNI's article gives inputs for the Latin American drug policy reform debate by providing an overview of European drug policy practices regarding harm reduction, decriminalisation and tolerant approaches to cannabis.