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Beyond prohibition: Unpacking the connection between drug policies and sustainable development priorities

New York / Online

19 September 2023

This side event at the 2023 SDG summit underscores that without a major reframing of the 'world drug problem' and a focus on sustainable development priorities, there is a risk of falling short of achieving the 2030 Agenda.

News22 August 2023

Drug policy and pathways to peace in Colombia

As momentum for drug policy reform grows in Colombia, the growers of northern Cauca insist on a clear demand: that profits from legal regulation do not go to armed groups or big business, but to the growers themselves.

Publications22 August 2023

Youth response to the 2023 World Drug Report

The Paradigma Youth Coalition present their response to the 2023 World Drug Report, emphasising the importance of involving young people in shaping progressive drug policies with evidence-based approaches, inclusivity and harm reduction at their core.

News21 August 2023

If you care about the climate crisis, fight to legalise drugs

Huge profits from the drug trade are financing illegal industries responsible for destroying much of the Amazon, highlighting the often overlooked and complex relationship between drug prohibition and environmental degradation.

News11 July 2023

Joint statement to the UN's World Drug Report - International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform & Environmental Justice

While the report explores the links between drug policy and the environment, it fails to grapple with the role of prohibition in environmental destruction.

Publications5 July 2023

World Drug Report 2023

UNODC provides an overview of drug markets and related challenges related to health, environmental degradation and conflict.

News5 July 2023

Colombia’s forests, silent victims of the war on drugs

The environmental impacts of informal cocaine production and the policies implemented to stamp it out highlight the climate cost of prohibition.

News19 April 2023

Environmental ruin, aided by drug war: How can defenders fight back?

The impacts of the ‘war on drugs’ on environmental, Indigenous, and human rights create space for drug policy reform advocates to deepen solidarity with people resisting on the ground.

Publications7 December 2022

IDPC analysis of the UNODC World Drug Report 2022

IDPC welcomes the report’s impressive range of data and analysis, as well as its attention to environmental impacts; but regrets the continued lack of acknowledgement of the destructive impact of punitive drug policies, related human rights abuses and opportunities for meaningful reform.

News23 September 2022

Irrational war on drugs, destruction of the Amazon, expose humanity's failures, Colombia's Petro tells UN

Underscoring the hypocrisy of the drug war, the Colombian president calls for solutions that prioritise compassion and build peace.

News9 August 2022

Climate justice & drug policy

'War on drugs' policies contribute to the destruction of our planet, which is why environmentally sustainable regulation should be part of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

News3 August 2022

The multifaceted names of psychoactive amphibians: from “Bufo” to Kambô

The booming interest in the Sonoran Desert Toad as a source of 5-MeO-DMT is leading to increased pressure on the animals’ populations and ongoing sustainability concerns.

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