WOLA and AIN document progress in Bolivia, but warn about the risk of reversal without the enactment and implementation of broader judicial reform efforts.
A chapter within the bulletin highlights how the Bolivian policy provides insight into the benefits of a sustainable livelihood approach to supply-side drug crop control without forced eradication.
IDPC and MUCD provide an overview of the key models of regulation and offer general recommendations to improve public policies in areas where legislation is already in place and to improve decision-making in countries where reform is pending.
WOLA and Brookings examine the conditions that led Uruguay’s government to pass its cannabis law in 2013, studies its progress so far, and identifies areas that policymakers should consider addressing in order to maximize the law’s potential benefits.
Youth RISE Nigeria raises issues with data collection in the country, and calls for stronger commitments to effectively deploy harm reduction and HIV prevention services in an enabling environment.
This paper provides recommendations for overcoming challenges in light of current policies and practices in Thailand so that the drug treatment system can result in improved health and human rights outcomes for people who use drugs and people dependant on drugs.