Felipe Neis Araujo 
How Jamaica’s Medical Cannabis Market Abandons Traditional Farmers
The landscape of Jamaica’s medical cannabis industry may be shifting. After a Canadian company ...
Why Right-Wing Politicians Are Advancing Medical Cannabis in Brazil
On January 31, São Paulo’s Republicanos party Governor Tarcisio de Freitas shocked Brazil by ...
Lula Quietly Legitimizes Brazil’s Forced Drug Treatment Institutions
On January 20, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva established the Therapeutic Community Support ...
São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”
Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout ...
Lula Inherits Legacy of Bolsonaro’s Drug Policy Harms—and His Own
On November 1, President Jair Bolsonaro gave a brief speech in which he did ...
Brazil Harm Reduction Faces an Uphill Battle, Even If Bolsonaro Is Ousted
Many people, myself included, were sure that President Jair Bolsonaro’s misrule would end in ...
Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil
More transgender people are murdered in Brazil than any other country in the world. ...
São Paulo’s “Cracolândia” Is in Politicians’ Crosshairs
If you’ve consumed any Brazilian news sources within the past few weeks, you’ve likely ...
Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro
In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house ...
The Jacarezinho Massacre and Lethal Drug Policy Enforcement in Brazil
It’s a Rio de Janeiro classic. Officers of the civil, military or army police ...
