The new policy decriminalised drug use, but not possession. Since possession is almost always the main indicator that someone uses drugs, criminalising possession ends up criminalising all people who use drugs in Myanmar.
Reform attendees have the opportunity to spend three days interacting with people committed to finding alternatives to the war on drugs while participating in sessions given by leading experts from around the world.
In light of the upcoming election, Labour pledged to establish a royal commission to develop a public health approach to substance misuse, whilst the Conservative manifesto promises to tackle drug-related crime.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse provides a preliminary synthesis of the country’s experience with cannabis legalisation in the first year of retail sales.
AWID documents a process of cross-movement building to provide a feminist response to the oppression the war on drugs inflicts on women and gender non-conforming people.
During her 19-day leadership of the Philippine anti-drug council, the country's Vice-President and fierce opponent of the Duterte regime had vowed to end extrajudicial killings.
