UN green lights medicinal cannabis but fails to challenge colonial legacy of its prohibition

Although welcoming the removal from Schedule IV, drug policy experts expressed serious concerns that cannabis will remain in Schedule I of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

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Sustainable livelihoods and the legal regulation of drugs

13 November 2020

Online

The concept of ‘alternative development’ has dominated the intersection of drug control and development historically – but has been subject to growing critique. We explore how can it evolve into meaningful promotion of sustainable livelihoods for impacted communities, including possibilities for transitioning into legally regulated drug crop products.

Events 13 November 2020

How to regulate stimulants: A practical guide

Steve Rolles et al. argue the regulation of illicit substances provides an effective avenue to manage the risks of drugs and drug markets, both for those who use them and for wider society.

Publications October 24, 2020

How to regulate stimulants - Book launch

22 October 2020 20:00-21:00

Webinar

In this webinar, Transform Drug Policy Foundation introduces their proposals for the regulation of stimulants. In doing so, they will lay out a realistic alternative to the prohibition of stimulant drugs.

Events 21 October 2020

Reforming drug policies to reduce the trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable people

The legalisation of the drug market as a way to undermine the power of organised crime groups and reducing the risk of vulnerable people by diminishing the opportunity and profit motive for human exploitation.

Publications October 6, 2020

Book Launch - How to regulate stimulants

20:00 22 October - 5 October 2020

Zoom Webinar

Transform launches its book on 'How to regulate stimulants'.

Events 6 October 2020

Cultural, traditional and Indigenous rights - Legal regulation through a development lens - Webinar series

23 September 2020

Online

This webinar dives into how the structures upholding the so-called ‘war on drugs’ are rooted in racism and imperialism, and how to ensure reform can centre cultural, traditional and indigenous rights.

Events 2 September 2020

Drugs are a development issue. An introduction to legal regulation.

9 September 2020

Online

This webinar explores why the legal regulation of drugs is critical for development, and how the development sector must ensure drug policy reform is designed and delivered with the principles of social justice.

Events 1 September 2020

Capturing the market: Cannabis regulation in Canada

Transform and MUCD compare different aspects of regulation models in Canadian provinces, including licences, retail stores, age restrictions, prices, home-growing and remaining social inequalities.