international

After 20 Years of Its Tobacco Treaty, the WHO Has Little to Celebrate

The World Health Organization marked an anniversary in late February: “Celebrating 20 years” of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

March 24, 2025

Latest European Drug Survey Highlights Pleasure, Polysubstance Use

The latest edition of the European Web Survey on Drugs confirms that despite rampant prohibition, people use a lot of…

March 21, 2025

Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vapes. Is There Hope?

Thailand’s government recently ordered a crackdown on nicotine vapes under a national prohibition, resulting in numerous police raids.  Fears of…

March 20, 2025

UN Drug Commission Votes to Ban Cannabis Compound Under International Treaty

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to ban the marijuana component hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) under an international…

March 14, 2025

Saudi Arabia a Key Driver of 2024 Global Surge in Executions for Drugs

Saudi Arabia executed at least 122 people for drug-related convictions in 2024, its highest known total. At the end of…

March 12, 2025

Former Philippines President Duterte Arrested for His Brutal Drug War

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested over the brutal drug war waged during his time in power. Philippines…

March 11, 2025

Canada Lets Trump’s Trade War Fuel Its Own Drug War

The Canadian government has continued to step up its resourcing of border enforcement in response to tariff-related demands by United…

March 11, 2025

The World Needs Gender-Specific Tobacco Harm Reduction

Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a transformative public health opportunity, saving people’s lives by offering safer alternatives to smoking for…

March 7, 2025

High-Smoking France Bans Disposable Vapes and Nicotine Pouches

France has banned the sale of disposable vapes, becoming the second country in Europe to do so. The law took…

February 28, 2025

Coca Summit in Peru Focuses Push to End Global Prohibition

The United Nations must “decolonize” global drug laws and deschedule the coca leaf, which is used daily by millions of…

February 20, 2025