There is a dire need for environmental justice in drug policy – and to put the issue of drug cultivation on the radar of environmental and climate organisations. This must be done with the active involvement of those who depend on illicit crops for their livelihoods.

Ethan Nadelmann (former director of the Drug Policy Alliance), discusses the many facets of our relationship to drugs by talking with people who dedicate their lives to studying and shifting society's responses to them.

TNI examines the drugs-environment nexus, its implication for rural working people, and critically interrogates drug policy and development responses to it.

The survey's respondents were primarily cannabis growers, who had experiences of self-medication with cannabis, and supported different policies of legalisation and regulation - including age restrictions and licensing requirements to apply for commercial growing.

The proposed amendments to the country's drug laws would reduce punishments for drug possession and offer alternatives to incarceration.

Germany, Malta and Luxembourg agree on the need to develop and share knowledge on innovative approaches to cannabis regulation.

The Commission urges the government to abandon prohibition and advance toward legal regulation, domestically and internationally.

TNI summarises the discussions held by representatives of grower communities in the region on the need to build inclusive and sustainable business models that integrate equity, human rights, public health, patient access, fair trade and environmental resilience.

Malinowska-Sempruch and Lohman urge the public health community to challenge prohibition and join calls for alternatives that prioritise social wellbeing, health and human rights.

The draft bill would end sanctions for the consumption and cultivation of cannabis for personal use in private, whilst retaining administrative penalties for public use