Global drug policy is shifting. Martin Jelsma reflects on WHO coca review, treaty reform, and the future of the global drug control system.

The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

The next stage in the Dutch experiment with regulated marijuana protection starts on Monday, with “coffeeshops” in 10 different local authorities now only allowed to sell legally produced hashish. The...

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, IDPC's Ann Fordham highlights how the international drug control regime harms Indigenous communities, and how the WHO’s coca leaf review offers a chance to right a longstanding injustice.

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and tr...

Dr Daniel Chavez, a Senior Researcher at the Amsterdam-based Transnational Institute (TNI) has been awarded a prestigious Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The 2.5 million Euro gr...

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Israel is committing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, yet the EU maintains its trade agreement. This double standard exposes Europe's complicity and moral failure. Only an immediate suspension, ...

Ghada Waly’s resignation offers the UN Secretary-General a chance to appoint a leader who will align UNODC with human rights-based drug policies and the broader UN system.

As Dutch media reported the government’s interest in importing regulated Moroccan cannabis, Hespress has learned that a leading Dutch company has already

La hoja ancestral de los Andes podría dejar de ser tratada como heroína. El veredicto se acerca y la historia podría cambiar en Ginebra

Tras el incumplimiento del Pnis en Putumayo y la falta de representación en los diálogos de paz, las comunidades son escépticas de que un nuevo plan funcione.

ICWA fellow Roland Robinson records a new US isolationism introduced at the global narcotics conference in Vienna.

After decades of stalemate, global drug policymaking is experiencing seismic shifts, as voting replaces consensus and hardliners lose their seats.

Coca is still classified among the world’s most dangerous drugs, the equivalent of heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine. That could change soon

The Trump administration's slashing of foreign aid is already having a devastating impact on harm reduction and HIV services around the world. But the harmful effects extend far beyond that. Drugrepor...

la diaria es un medio de comunicación independiente que se edita en Uruguay.

Los países andinos aceptamos la condena internacional de la planta de la coca bajo argumentos falaces, errados y contradictorios.

“The views in the past that led to coca’s current classification are indefensible on the basis of today’s scientific, ethical and legal standards.” By Mattha Busby, Filter Calls to eradicate coca fiel...

Die Forschungsprojekte zu Cannabis zu Genusszwecken sind durchgeplant. Diverse Kommunen wollen Verkaufsstellen einrichten. Aber was passiert nach der Bundestagswahl?

VIENNA, 10 December 2024 - On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2024, the International Narcotics Control Board emphasizes that respect for human rights is a prerequisite for the implementation of the ...

IDPC marks Human Rights Day 2024 by shining a light on setbacks, key progress and promising avenues to better align drug policies and human rights standards.

The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy, stating that the decades-long “War on Drugs” approach has “destroyed countless l...

The 10 Dutch cities that are taking part in the ongoing regulated marijuana experiment will only have legally-produced types of the soft drug on sale from April next year. Justice minister David van W...