Ireland is banning disposable vapes, which are a low-barrier entry point to vaping for many people who switch from cigarettes.…
One of the smallest countries in the world has set its sights on radically restricting—effectively banning—the global community's access to…
A mandate to ban nicotine vapes was enshrined in Mexico’s constitution in early 2025—a step described as “essential” by President…
A decade ago, the United Nations General Assembly held a Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) that was hailed in some…
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to place 2-fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK)—a structural analog of the anesthetic and…
A misguided nurse coinciding with the arrival of medetomidine in the drug supply nearly proved fatal for me. It’s impossible…
Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die of smoking-related causes each year. Yet…
On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to prohibit all investment or commercial trade…
Drug prohibition is a driver of the climate crisis, outlines a major report by international researchers and policy experts. Both…
The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban on the coca leaf—a prohibition, campaigners…