Tag: 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 ...
Latest European Drug Survey Highlights Pleasure, Polysubstance Use
The latest edition of the European Web Survey on Drugs confirms that despite rampant ...
Thailand Cracks Down Harder on Vapes. Is There Hope?
Thailand’s government recently ordered a crackdown on nicotine vapes under a national prohibition, resulting ...
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 ...
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 ...
Former Philippines President Duterte Arrested for His Brutal Drug War
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested over the brutal drug war waged ...
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 ...
The World Needs Gender-Specific Tobacco Harm Reduction
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a transformative public health opportunity, saving people’s lives by ...
High-Smoking France Bans Disposable Vapes and Nicotine Pouches
France has banned the sale of disposable vapes, becoming the second country in Europe ...
Coca Summit in Peru Focuses Push to End Global Prohibition
The United Nations must “decolonize” global drug laws and deschedule the coca leaf, which ...
