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Book Review: Drug Use for Grown-Ups
A leading neuropsychopharmacologist speaks his minds about drugs.
Human Rights
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Year from Hell II: The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2020 [FEATURE]
Here are the biggest world drug policy stories of 2020.
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EVENT: International Responses to Extrajudicial Drug War Killings -- Leverage and Limitations
We continue our series of events at international meetings -- online for the moment -- with another focusing on extrajudicial killings in the drug war and options for the international community to respond.
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Drugs and the Year from Hell: The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2020 [FEATURE]
What a year! But it wasn't a bad one when it comes to drug reform.
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"Autocrat Fair" -- Protest by Movement for a Free Philippines and StoptheDrugWar.org, Trump International Hotel
Our October 27 event launched the "Stand with Human Rights and Democracy" campaign, linking drug war human rights issues to the world's big picture challenges of these times.
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Trump and Duterte -- Allies in Violence (video)
Our new video on Duterte's drug war violence and Trump's support for it launches the "Stand with Human Rights and Democracy" campaign. Please visit DemocracyStand.Global, sign up for the email list, and like the campaign's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte says to hold him responsible for drug war killings. Talk is cheap. (Creative Commons)
Filipino President Says Hold Him Responsible for Drug War Killings; NM Pot, Decriminalization Poll, More... (10/20/20)
New York should be advancing marijuana legalization early next year, Mexico's Senate should be voting on marijuana legalization by month's end, and more.
Drug war victim Breonna Taylor. Her family has settled with the city of Louisville. (Taylor family)
Settlement in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, UN Human Rights Chief Criticizes Philippines Drug War, More... (9/15/20)
There is a landmark settlement in the killing of Breonna Taylor, the federal government hints at a move toward the use of hair follicle testing for federal employees, and more.
Could non-medical sales come to the nation's capital? DC activists want to make it happen. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)
DC MJ Sales Init Filed, Filipino Drug Cops Face Murder Charges, More... (8/13/20)
DC activists have filed a legal marijuana sales initiative and hope to get it on this year's ballot, the Bahamas extends the mandate of a commission charged with recommending marijuana law reforms, and more.
The Mexican military is being cited (again) for human rights abuses in its prosecution of the drug war. (Creative Commons)
Reform Groups Call for Marijuana Legalization Amidst COVID Crisis, DEA Part of Federal Anti-Crime Surge, More... (7/23/20)
The initial draft of the Democratic platform calls for not interfering with state marijuana laws but doesn't call for legalization, a North Dakota legalization campaign comes up short, hospitals are warning of IV opioid shortages, and more.