Decriminalisation, legal regulation & reform

Drug law reform

Blog3 July 2025

Indonesia’s drug policy at a crossroads: A shift towards rights-based reform?

Indonesia’s drug policy is under review as civil society pushes for health- and rights-based reforms, including legal changes, better treatment access, gender-sensitive harm reduction, and respectful kratom regulation rooted in indigenous knowledge.

Events

Support. Don’t Punish: Advancing towards a health and human rights-based approach to drug policy

Geneva, Switzerland

27 June 2025

This event will explore how harm reduction and human rights can shape drug policy reform, against the backdrop of debates on the matter at the Human Rights Council and the Support. Don't Punish Global Day of Action.

News16 June 2025

Punjab needs healing: Drug policy struggles in India

Politicians in Punjab have renewed calls for a zero-tolerance approach to the drug market, but escalating harms necessitate a reorientation towards harm reduction and human rights.

Publications16 June 2025

Public calls for service to the police: Trends before and during drug possession decriminalization in Oregon

Wire et al. conclude that Oregon's drug decriminalisation did not lead to an increase in emergency service calls and encourage strategies to counter public misconceptions of future reforms.

Publications4 June 2025

Harm reduction landscape and drug laws in Nigeria

YouthRISE Nigeria outlines Nigeria’s harm reduction response in the context of its legal framework, highlighting key policy gaps, institutional dynamics, and emerging opportunities for change.

Publications29 March 2025

The legal regulation of drugs: the potential to deliver global justice

Health Poverty Action proposes restructuring illegal trades to prioritise public health, equity, and sustainability rather than reproducing harmful market practices.

News18 March 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s new war on drugs

Against the advice of civil society, Hungary will amend its constitution to criminalise drug use, continuing its history of repressive social reforms.

Publications18 March 2025

High returns: The economic benefits of UK cannabis legalisation

Transform models the spending and revenue outcomes for three post-prohibition market scenarios in the UK, noting potential annual net benefits to the Treasury of up to £1.5 billion.

Events

Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action 2025

World

26 June 2025

Join us on 26 June 2025 to reclaim power, resist injustice, and reform harmful drug laws through collective action in international solidarity.

News20 February 2025

A new dawn for the failed war on drugs

Against the harmful impacts of prohibition, world leaders increasingly embrace public health and harm reduction.

Events

CND68 and drug policy reform: Unpacking key implications

Online

22 April 2025

Join us for a debrief session on the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to discuss progress, gridlocks and potential ways forward for the UN drug control regime.

Publications12 February 2025

9th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report - 'Boosting transformative change in global drug policies: Promoting human-centred approaches to cocaine markets and beyond'

The Forum addressed transformative strategies for global drug policies, emphasizing human-centered approaches, harm reduction, and sustainable development.

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