76. What is Decriminalisation? with Kassandra Frederique

  Are you curious about the impact of drug policies on marginalized communities? Then tune in to this week’s episode of our podcast! Our guest, Kassandra Frederique, the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, joins Dr. Hannah Thurgur to discuss the impact of drug policies on Black, Latino, Indigenous, immigrant, and LGBTQ communities. You’ll  …


Decriminalisation of drug possession in Oregon: Analysis and early lessons

Authors Kellen Russoniello, Sheila P. Vakharia, Jules Netherland, Theshia Naidoo, Haven Wheelock, Tera Hurst and Saba Rouhani Published April 6th, 2023 Abstract In November 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a ballot initiative that decriminalized possession of small quantities of all drugs and allocated hundreds of millions of dollars annually to health services for people  …


#42 - Alternatives to Prohibition with Dr Sheila Vakharia and Prof Alex Stevens

 This week’s episode features Doctor Sheila Vakharia and Professor Alex Stevens, together with Professor Nutt they will be talking about decriminalization and drug policies in the US and the UK. Has both countries’ drug policies arisen from colonialism and social class hierarchy? What are the consequences of the policies that can be witnessed today?  …


#11 - Policing Drugs - Undercover

Neil Woods is a former Undercover Drugs Detective Sergeant whose brief was to infiltrate Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs, befriending the foot soldiers before taking on their gangster bosses. Neil risked his life to infiltrate some of the UK’s most vicious gangs, by doing so he came to realise the terrifying reality of the drug  …


The human rights of people who use drugs must be defended

The Lancet has recently published a series of articles about drug use. More specifically, the use of opioids, cannabinoids, stimulants, and new psychoactive substances (NPS). One of these articles highlights an increasingly relevant issue of international drug policy. This comment titled Change But Not Progression, emphasises that Governments around the world continue to pedal policies  …


A multi-criterion decision analysis applied to alcohol and cannabis regulation

Authors: Ole Rogeberg, Daniel Bergsvik, Lawrence D. Phillips, Jan van Amsterdam, Niamh Eastwood, Graeme Henderson, Micheal Lynskey, Fiona Measham, Rhys Ponton, Steve Rolles, Anne Katrin Schlag, Polly Taylor, and David Nutt Published: February 17, 2018 In collaboration with drug experts in Norway and the UK, multi-criteria decision analysis has been applied to evaluating drug policies  …

Public policies on the use of drugs in Mexico and Latin America

Recently, there has been a more profound political debate in Latin American countries around the possibilities of legal regulation and decriminalization of currently controlled drugs, particularly cannabis. This debate is a complex one that deals with a growing drug trade towards North America and Europe, as well as oversaturated judicial and health systems across Latin  …