international

Brazil’s Supreme Court Shamefully Ducks Key Drug-Decrim Ruling

On May 24, after eight full years of negligence, the Brazilian Supreme Court was supposed to rule in an Extraordinary…

May 25, 2023

Social Centers for People Who Use Drugs a Tantalizing Prospect in Brazil

On May 16, the Brazilian National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) issued an important recommendation—to the country’s ministries of Human…

May 18, 2023

EU Moves Toward Banning Algorithmic Policing and Sentencing

In the United States, many top criminal-legal system operatives and thought leaders worship at the shrine of the algorithm. This…

May 17, 2023

Australia’s New Vape Crackdown Incentivizes Smoking, Critics Say

Australia’s government is intensifying its tight restrictions on nicotine vapes, announcing a ban on the sale of all nonprescription vaping…

May 15, 2023

We Must Avoid Corporate Capture of Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Market

Back in March, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recreated the National Council for Economic and Social Development, an…

May 11, 2023

Why I’m Still Fiercely Optimistic About Tobacco Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is often misconceived as policies and practices introduced by governments and delivered by experts. In fact, it is…

May 9, 2023

Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?

Thailand’s general elections on May 14 might just bring about the end of the country’s draconian vape policies. Merely possessing…

April 24, 2023

UK’s World-First Plan to Give Vape Kits to a Million People Who Smoke

The United Kingdom will be offering free nicotine vape kits to one million people who smoke cigarettes. Nothing like this…

April 13, 2023

Is Canada Turning the Corner on Tobacco Harm Reduction?

Whisper it quietly, but there are subtle signs that Canada may be moving away from opposition to tobacco harm reduction…

April 7, 2023

Worldwide Executions for Drugs More Than Doubled in 2022

Worldwide executions for drug convictions have surged, more than doubling in 2022 compared with 2021. The sharp rise follows two…

April 4, 2023