The REFORM project demonstrated how community leadership, legal empowerment and media engagement can create mutually reinforcing pathways to advance health and rights-based drug policies.

JUNE 21 — Malaysia’s drug laws are often defended as necessary to protect society and deter repeat offending. But when examined closely, Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act...

APCOM announces its membership in the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), a global network of civil society organisations advocating for drug policies grounded in human rights, public health,...

The 33-year-old was sentenced to death on Oct 15, 2018 for smuggling 52.77g of diamorphine into the city-state.

As drug policy reform faces renewed repression and securitisation worldwide, 2026 will test whether evidence, human rights and community leadership can still reshape a system under strain — and where the next openings for change may emerge.

As drug policy reform faces renewed repression and securitisation worldwide, 2026 will test whether evidence, human rights and community leadership can still reshape a system under strain — and where ...

Malaysia is building both walls and bridges along its porous northern border with Thailand, determined to deter rampant smuggling while boosting economic ties. In the first of a two-part series, CNA e...

The current punitive, prohibitionist drug policies implemented in ASEAN countries have not achieved their ‘drug-free’ goals nor achieved any substantial progress in reducing supply and preventing drug...

The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.

The statement will also express “concern about increasingly permissive attitudes towards drugs”, says Shanmugam. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A number of British travellers have been arrested and prices have collapsed due to overproduction.

The government and Royal Thai Police (RTP) have welcomed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposed strategy to combat drug problems, which includes regional diplomacy and a reallocation of t...

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.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy: We urge governments worldwide to reflect on the lessons from the Philippines and reject policies that prioritize punishment over progress.

CPJP Ambassador Hon. Lex Lasry AM KC responds to an opinion piece by Anil Nayar, Singapore’s High Commissioner to Australia.

Nearly 50 years on death row had inflicted "extremely severe" mental and physical pain on Iwao Hakamata, a judge said.

Against a backdrop of global turmoil and multilateral rupture, the 68th session of the CND marked a turning point in the history of global drug policy by deciding to create a panel of independent expe...

For years, Judy Chang has been a leader in the movement for drug-user rights. Since 2017, she’s served as executive ...