U.N. member states will convene to reassess global drug policies. Some countries, particularly within Latin America and Western Europe, see the existing policies as ineffective and counterproductive. Others, particularly in East Asia and the Middle East (as well as Russia), staunchly support them. As a result of changing domestic policies, including state-level marijuana legalization, the United States is no longer…

A major report by The Lancet urges the United Nations to rethink its drug policy and adopt a number of major changes, including an end to cannabis prohibition. […]

The Guardian looks at how some countries deal with drug-related issues. […]

As the U.N. prepares for a special session on “the world drug problem,” 22 experts catalog the costs of prohibition. […]

With growing support for ending the war on drugs, activists worry too much talk about humanitarian concerns will remove governments from the business of drug control at a crucial time. […]

Speaking at a drug abuse summit in Atlanta, the US president committed to tackling heroin and prescription opioid epidemic with prevention and treatment. […]

The Columbia University neuroscientist wants to shift the focus to harm reduction. […]

The prison-industrial complex can be traced back to the school-to-prison pipeline. Our children are punished at alarming rates, setting them up for a bleak future in our revolving-door prison system. […]

New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister, Peter Dunne, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to review drug policy and make sure drug offending is primarily seen as a health matter. […]

On April 19, the UN is set to hold its first major conference on drugs policies in nearly 20 years. But activists are warning that certain member states are clinging to status quo policies that have failed in the past and will fail in the future. […]