Opium farmers in Myanmar: The lives of producers of prohibited plants

Addressing the challenges raised by opium cultivation requires efforts toward development rather than repression.

News Alerts January 4, 2019

A pivotal decade for the movement to end the “war on drugs”

Despite challenges, civil society efforts toward reform are stronger than ever.

News Alerts January 4, 2019

Connecting the dots... human rights, illicit cultivation and alternative development

TNI discusses the need to address the specific vulnerabilities of small drug crop farmers in development policies.

Publications October 25, 2018

Coca leaf: Myths and Reality

TNI supports the Bolivia government in its efforts to de-schedule the coca leaf and the suspension of the provisions that prohibit the traditional chewing of coca leaf.

Publications September 20, 2018

3rd Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies ‘The run-up towards 2019’

The 3rd Brandenburg Forum report outlines the discussions held by 56 experts from 15 countries on the state and direction of the global drug control regime in view of the 2019 CND Ministerial Segment.

Publications August 24, 2018

Transparent cannabis supply chain in the Netherlands

"The transparent chain" conference gathered academics, entrepreneurs, policy makers and more, to explore the planned experiment of government- led cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands.

News Alerts June 12, 2018

Transparent cannabis supply chain in the Netherlands

"The transparent chain" conference gathered academics, entrepreneurs, policy makers and more, to explore the planned experiment of government- led cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands.

News Alerts June 12, 2018

Statement from the 6th Myanmar opium farmers' forum

In a joint statement released on 28 May 2018, Myanmar opium farmers demand the Government to stop to the arrests and criminalizing of opium farmers and instead implement development programs that provide services and assistance to farmers in poverty whose fields are constantly being eradicated.