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Drug policy

Manifestos Unpacked: Who can solve South Africa’s drug policy problem?

South Africa

Manifestos Unpacked: Who can solve South Africa’s drug policy problem?

By Health-e News

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

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

The Cannabis Chronicles: Dagga Couple go global

South Africa

The Cannabis Chronicles: Dagga Couple go global

By Kevin Bloom

Newsdeck

28 inmates killed in Mexico prison riot: officials

By AFP

Reporter's Notebook: A year into Duterte's bloody war on drugs, little has changed

World

Reporter's Notebook: A year into Duterte's bloody war on drugs, little has changed

By Shaun Swingler

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

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

Addiction & Recovery: When the carrot beats the stick

Maverick Life

Addiction & Recovery: When the carrot beats the stick

By Marelise Van Der Merwe