Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for? […]

In Canada’s continued mission to become the woke sibling of the United States, Justin Trudeau’s government has just approved prescription heroin. The idea is to help severe addicts who haven’t responded to methadone, rehab, and other treatments. […]

Former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and businessman and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson—all members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy—have written an open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. […]

HRA has expressed its strong concern over the callous extra-judicial killing spree that has to date left thousands dead. We have asked the Australian Government to make the strongest representations possible to the Philippines President and Government. […]

“Another reason is, does punishing a user of a drug, any drug, actually impact on their decision to use that drug? I don’t think so. People use drugs for various reasons. The thought of being prosecuted for such behaviour is obviously something they have considered briefly and then decided not to worry about it.” […]

We have a moral obligation to minimise the risk of harm to festival-goers or “festies”. Health professionals have the technology to act on this moral imperative – drug testing. What they don’t have is permission from our politicians and law enforcement agencies. […]

South Australian drug and alcohol service providers are urging a summit on the merits of festival pill testing after the controversial intervention was endorsed by a motion in the Senate earlier this month. […]

“There is so much scaremongering and hysteria surrounding the issue of drugs,” says Gloria Lai of the International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of 154 non-governmental groups. “That’s a disincentive for challenging old ways of thinking.” […]

Australia’s broader drug policy is based on “harm minimisation”. This acknowledges it’s impossible to eliminate drugs from society and that most people will use drugs only occasionally and for a short period in their lives. So reducing harms associated with drug use is the priority. […]

The US leader calls for the rule of law after Rodrigo Duterte’s tirade on past US military killings in the Philippines. […]