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Drug control law

Personal, home-based consumption of cannabis is decriminalised

South Africa

Personal, home-based consumption of cannabis is decriminalised

By Nkateko Mabasa

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

Africa

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

By ISS Today

The Cannabis Chronicles: On the upside of moral panic

South Africa

The Cannabis Chronicles: On the upside of moral panic

By Kevin Bloom

West Africa reform agenda looks to decriminalise drug use

Africa

West Africa reform agenda looks to decriminalise drug use

By Leandre Banon

GroundUp: Harm reduction versus abstinence – experts debate drug laws

South Africa

GroundUp: Harm reduction versus abstinence – experts debate drug laws

By GroundUp

Op-Ed: The American War on Drugs – A cautionary tale for the South African Police

World

Op-Ed: The American War on Drugs – A cautionary tale for the South African Police

By David Reiersgord

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

South Africa

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

By Zane Dangor

GroundUp: Understanding Judge Davis’s dope judgment

South Africa

GroundUp: Understanding Judge Davis’s dope judgment

By GroundUp

Newsdeck

Dagga law challenge back in court

By News24

Op-Ed: Drug Policy Reform gets a Foothold in West Africa

Africa

Op-Ed: Drug Policy Reform gets a Foothold in West Africa

By Leandre Banon

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

Africa

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

By Leandre Banon

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

World

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

By International Crisis Group