Misuse of Drugs Act turns 50 with reform calls

Insights from people whose lives and careers have been closely linked to the repressive drug laws of the past 50 years.

News Alerts May 28, 2021

Drug decriminalisation in Portugal: Setting the records straight

Transform highlights key advantages in relation to improvements in health and a reduction of incarceration.

News Alerts May 16, 2021

Designing more equitable legal cannabis markets

Facilitating access for communities disproportionately targeted by punitive drug policies should be a priority in devising regulation initiatives.

News Alerts May 10, 2021

Historic win for coca/cocaine regulation bill in Colombian state

A bill to legally regulate the supply chain of the coca leaf and its derivatives, including cocaine, clears its first hurdle in the Senate.

News Alerts April 23, 2021

Cannabis legalisation in Mexico: An explainer

Transform and MUCD discuss the lights and shadows of Mexico's process toward legally regulating cannabis.

News Alerts March 27, 2021

Can Portugal show the way to tackle deepening Scots drug crisis?

To reduce deaths, Scotland must abandon failed punitive responses and prioritise harm reduction as part of a package of measures to promote health and welfare.

News Alerts January 8, 2021

Protect the human rights of women in the criminal justice system - Joint call to action

On the 10th anniversary of the UN Bangkok rules, dozens of civil society organisations urge government to curb women prison populations and rights abuses in prison.

News Alerts December 11, 2020

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.

Press Releases December 2, 2020

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

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