Tag: prohibition
Asia-Pacific’s Harm Reduction Blind Spot Is Costing Lives
Most people who smoke tobacco live in the Asia-Pacific region. Millions of them die ...
Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban
On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to ...
“From Forest to Dust” Shows How Drug Prohibition Drives Climate Crisis
Drug prohibition is a driver of the climate crisis, outlines a major report by ...
“Moral Bankruptcy” as WHO Opts to Maintain Global Coca Prohibition
The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban ...
Resistance to the Anti-Nicotine Movement Sparked by a Betrayal
People who use nicotine have earned a reputation for pushing back against flavor bans, ...
Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”
Another International Overdose Awareness Day arrives on August 31. It’s a time for us ...
Indian Doctors Join Call to End the Country’s Vape Ban
India’s vape ban has been enforced for six long years, in a country where ...
“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams Drug War
The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs ...
Mexico Set to Put Vape Ban in Constitution. It Could Fuel Violence, as Well as Smoking.
Mexico is set to make a vape ban part of its constitution by the ...
How Prison Smoking Bans Created a Health Crisis
When I first entered Washington State Department of Corrections custody in 1995, the currency ...
