Racial justice

News2 April 2024

Legal weed in New York was going to be a revolution. What happened?

Despite expungement, equity licensing and reduced police violence, New York's regulatory system faces tensions between commercialisation and enforcement.

Blog1 April 2024

As cannabis regulation becomes a reality in Europe, racial justice must be at the centre of our movement’s advocacy

Germany's cannabis reform signals a continental step in the right direction, but it is also a missed opportunity to centre racial justice and social equity

Publications10 March 2024

New approaches to cannabis culture

Niaah et al. lead an issue of Caribbean Quarterly, offering insights into the regional cannabis landscape, exploring policy and regulatory challenges and opportunities, socio-cultural significance, and many other dimensions.

News10 March 2024

US: We must hold the Biden administration accountable to the Black community on marijuana reform

The Biden Administration vowed to end cannabis criminalisation, but actions contradict promises.

Publications7 March 2024

The coloniality of drug prohibition

Dertadian explores how prohibitionist policies serve as a colonial tool and calls to centre the experiences and knowledges of Indigenous and colonised peoples in drug policy scholarship.

Publications25 January 2024

Systemic racism as a determinant of health inequities for people with substance use disorder

Jegede et. al. discuss how systemic racism contribute to health inequities experienced by minoritised communities and proposes how harm reduction can be a tool towards equity.

Blog17 January 2024

Reading the ‘coca’ leaves: Six predictions for global drug policy in 2024

Ann Fordham, IDPC Executive Director, discusses six critical developments to watch out for in relation to global drug policy.

News27 November 2023

Jamaican cannabis struggles to integrate traditional growers

Jamaica's cannabis regulation must shift course and priorities: from enabling corporate greed and perpetuating racial inequality, to prioritising social equity and reparations.

Publications1 November 2023

Building Black feminist visions to end the drug war

Interrupting Criminalization, Drug Policy Alliance, and In Our Names Network advance a Black feminist approach to ending the war on drugs by centring the experiences of Black women, girls, and trans and gender-nonconforming people.

News21 October 2023

A course-correction on cannabis equity in Canada : the moment is now

In reviewing the effects of cannabis regulation, the government must ensure equity to Indigenous people and racialised groups who have been historically at the losing end of the 'war on drugs'.

Publications10 October 2023

Building power to Black health & wellness

Black Harm Reduction Network releases a toolkit on harm reduction advocacy for the Black community

News25 September 2023

United States: Marijuana rescheduling falls short of expectations on Biden

The Biden administration's move to reschedule cannabis fails to fulfil earlier promises of decriminalisation and does little to address the racial disparities in cannabis enforcement.

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