Drug Law Reform

Fixing a broken system

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 08:54:48 +0000

Despite efforts by governments in Latin America, illicit drugs continue to provide one of the largest incomes for criminal organizations, enabling them to penetrate and corrupt political and social i ...

All Eyes on California

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:52:11 +0000

Registered voters in California will be the ones voting next Tuesday on whether to legalize marijuana under state law. But the ballot initiative in question – Proposition 19 – has sparked debate far ...

IDPC Drug Policy Guide

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

This is the second edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide aimed at national government policy makers. This publication is a collaborative effort by a number of members of the International Drug Policy ...

Legislative Innovation in Drug Policy

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This briefing summarizes good practices in legislative reforms around the world, representing steps away from a repressive zero-tolerance model towards a more evidence-based and humane drug policy. T ...

Assessing US Drug Policy in the Americas

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The growing realization that we and our neighbors in the Americas are not well-served by the status quo U.S. policies presents the opportunity to re-examine old premises and modernize our goals and s ...

Drug Policy Reform in Practice

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The academic journal Nueva Sociedad recently released an issue to promote the debate in Latin America on drug policy reform. TNI contributed with the article Drug policy reform in practice: Experienc ...

Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The statement presents the main findings of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy. Prohibitionist policies based on the eradication of production and on the disruption of drug flows as ...

The current state of drug policy debate

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Martin Jelsma, from the Transnational Institute, prepared an analysis for the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, explaining the drug policy situation in the European Union and the curr ...

'Paco' Under Scrutiny

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Based on two studies carried out in the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, this report examines the origin, characteristics and impact of the explosive increase in cocaine base paste in urban are ...