A key report published by the US Congress provides a glimpse into what the fight against organized crime could look...

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If the government fails to defend the farmers who have accepted the voluntary substitution of their coca crops, it...

As a spill over of the drug’s war, a vast network of criminal economy is spreading amid vast corruption, impunity,...

If lengthy mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug addicts actually worked, one might be able to rationalize...

American film icon Oliver Stone expounds on the true nature of the American War on Drugs to Current TVs Gavin Newson.

As 2011 heads towards a close, US high courts send marijuana advocates a mixed message about states' rights and...

On behalf of Charles Shaw and myself, I'd like to welcome you to the latest installment of the Drug Policy Forum. We...

Report and videos from the recent openDemocracy symposium, "After the War on Drugs: Envisioning a Post-Prohibition World."

Following the successful openDemocracy Conference, ‘After the War on Drugs: Envisioning a Post-Prohibition World’;...

We lead this week with an article by Damon Barrett, who argues that drugs and the drug trade are presented in...

We lead this week with a look at a new Open Society report assessing the Portuguese government's rejection of the...

We lead this week with news that former Mexican President Vicente Fox suggested on Friday that Mexican authorities...

This week we lead with the alarming news that Irina Teplinskaya, friend of the openDemocracy Drug Policy Forum and...

With a startling 400% rise in the number of women incarcerated for federal crimes in Mexico since 2007, we lead this...

In the first part of two special editions of the Drug Policy Forum, guest writer Danny Kushlick (founder of the...

This week we lead with news that that Liberal Democrats are expected to call for an independent inquiry into the...

The WHO refers to hepatitis C (HCV) as a “viral time bomb” due to the remarkable toll in worldwide infections and...

This report is dedicated to the memory of Amy Winehouse, who tragically passed away yesterday. As we mourn the loss...

This week we lead with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture's new Report on Poland - highlighting a serious...

Portugal decriminalized all drugs 10 years ago and the results are in: decreased youth drug use, falling overdose...