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Señal Colombia - 10 October 2025
Hongos Psilocibios: Una Mirada Terapéutica Desde la Salud Mental (Psilocybin Mushrooms: A Therapeutic Perspective From Mental Health)
Commissioner Louise Arbour
Diplomatic Courier - 11 October 2025
World Health Summit 2025 Seeks to Turn Crisis Into Collaboration
Commissioner Helen Clark
E-International Relations - 11 October 2025
The Global War on Drugs as Authoritarian Statecraft and Its Human Rights Costs
Global Commission on Drug Policy
Utrikes Magasinet - 14 October 2025
USA:s Förbryllande Knarkkrig (The USA’s Perplexing War on Drugs)
Commissioners Ricardo Lagos, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, César Gaviria, Ernesto Zedillo, Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes.
The Independent - 17 October 2025
Drug Overdose Deaths Soar to 30-Year High With Four-Fold Increase in Lives Lost to Super-Strength Nitazenes
Commissioner Richard Branson and the Global Commission on Drug Policy
El País - 20 October 2025
Juan Manuel Santos: “Con la Pelea Entre el Mayor Productor Mundial de Droga y el Mayor Consumidor Solo Gana el Crimen Organizado” (Juan Manuel Santos: “In the Fight Between the World’s Largest Drug Producer and the Largest Consumer, Only Organized Crime Wins”)
Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos
El País English - 21 October 2025
Juan Manuel Santos: “In the Fight Between the World’s Largest Drug Producer and Its Largest Consumer, Only Organized Crime Wins”
Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos
Jurist News - 27 October 2025
US Announces Sanctions Against Colombian President Over Drug Trade Dispute
Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos
The Living History Project Youtube channel - 27 October 2025
Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Commissioner Adeeba Kamarulzaman
El Colombiano - 21 October 2025
Former President Santos on the Crisis with the United States: “Petro Has Been Seeking a Confrontation with Trump for a Long Time, and Colombia Loses”
Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos
Virgin - 17 October 2025
Business as Usual Has Failed – It’s Time for a Radical Shift in Drug Policy
written by Commissioner Richard Branson
Cannabiz - 28 October 2025
Forum to Explore Australia’s Role in Reforming UN Drug Conventions
Commissioner Geoff Gallop
Cadena SER Youtube channel - 20 October 2025
Santos Laments the “Clash” Between Petro and Trump: “The People of Colombia and the US Lose”
Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos
Defi Media - 26 October 2025
Cassam Uteem : « Dépénaliser le Cannabis Est une Option à Considérer Sérieusement » (Cassam Uteem: “Decriminalizing Cannabis Is an Option to Seriously Consider.”)
Commissioner Cassam Uteem
Vijesti - 29 October 2025
Šaranović: Visible Progress in Reducing Drug Abuse
Commissioners Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Michel Kazatchkine, Pavel Bém and the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Vijesti - 29 October 2025
Šaranović: Vidljivi Pomaci u Smanjenju Zloupotrebe Droga (Šaranović: Visible Progress in Reducing Drug Abuse)
Commissioners Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Michel Kazatchkine, Pavel Bém and the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Radio televizija Nikšić - 29 October 2025
Šaranović: Jačanjem Prevencije i Međunarodne Saradnje Crna Gora Čuva Zdravlje Građana i Bezbjednost (Šaranović: By Strengthening Prevention and International Cooperation, Montenegro Protects Citizens’ Health and Safety)
Commissioners Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Michel Kazatchkine, Pavel Bém and the Global Commission on Drug Policy
The United Nations Office at Geneva - 30 September 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss
UNECE
UN Forum of Mayors Calls for a More Inclusive Multilateralism and Enhanced Role of Local and Regional Governments
Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss
Associated Press (AP), 25 September 2025
The Issue of Drugs Doesn’t Usually Get Showcased at the UN General Assembly. This Year Is Different
Commissioner Zedillo quoted and Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
UNDP Statement, 17 September 2025
Prioritizing Health, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development in Drug Policies
Commissioner Zedillo and Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
2Paragraphs News, 17 September 2025
Billionaire Richard Branson Says Trump “Bound to Fail” at Militarizing Drug Law Enforcement
Commissioner Branson quoted, Commissioners Cardoso, Gaviria, Lagos, Pierre-Louis, Zedillo and Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
UN Forum of Mayors to Convene in Geneva Ahead of UNECE Ministerial Meeting on Housing Affordability
UN Forum of Mayors to Convene in Geneva Ahead of UNECE Ministerial Meeting on Housing Affordability
Commissioner Dreifuss mentioned
The Telegraph, 16 September 2025
SNP Could Roll Out Taxpayer-Funded Mobile Heroin Vans
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Clyde 1, 16 September 2025
First Drug Consumption Room Should Not Be Seen as ‘Silver Bullet’, Committee Finds
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Wandsworth Times, 16 September 2025
First Drug Consumption Room Should Not Be Seen as ‘Silver Bullet’, Says MP
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Nau.ch, 16 September 2025
Meth-Schweizerin Muss Wohl in Den Philippinen Bleiben (Swiss Meth Dealer Likely to Remain in the Philippines)
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Daily Express U.S., 15 September 2025
Trump’s Mental Health Questioned After He Claims 300 Million People Died Last Year
Global Commission on Drug Policy quoted
Havana Times, 14 September 2025
Cuban Teen Gets Eight Years for Carrying “El Quimico”
Global Commission on Drug Policy quoted
Irish Star, 14 September 2025
Trump’s Mental Health Questioned After He Claims 300 Million People Died Last Year
Global Commission on Drug Policy quoted
Politique, 15 September 2025
« Drogues en Belgique. L’Herbe Est-Elle Plus Verte Dans le Jardin des Voisins ? » (Drugs in Belgium: Is the Grass Greener in the Neighbors’ Garden?)
Commissioners Annan, Arbour, Clark, Dreifuss, Lagos and Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Sydney Criminal Lawyers, 12 September 2025
Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings Signify a Further Erosion of International Law
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
SIFR magazine, 9 September 2025
الحشيش اللبناني: كيف نحافظ على إرث زراعي تاريخي؟ (Lebanese Cannabis: How to Preserve A Historic Agricultural Legacy?)
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
AIDES, 9 September 2025
L’Actu vue par Remaides : « Kenny Yap : « La Malaisie Commence Enfin à Ne Plus Ignorer les Communautés et à s’Attaquer aux Vrais Problèmes » (News as seen by Remaides: ” Kenny Yap: “Malaysia Is Finally Beginning to No Longer Ignore Communities and to Tackle the Real Issues”)
Commissioner Kamarulzaman mentioned
Politico, 1 September 2025
Amid Europe’s Worst Drug Crisis, Glasgow Is Changing Course
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Lexpress.mu, 29 August 2025
La Drogue à Nos Portes (Drugs at Our Doorstep)
Written by Commissioner Uteem, Commissioner Motlanthe mentioned
Sydney Criminal Lawyers, 22 August 2025
Spike in Prohibited Drug Use and Associated Crime Intensifies Calls for Legalisation
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
The National Interest, 14 August 2025
Donald Trump Wants a Literal War on Drugs
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Newsland, 7 August 2025
Глубинное государство готовится включить «зелёный свет» наркотикам (The Deep State Prepares to Give the Green Light to Drugs)
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Chatham House, 5 August 2025
In the House: Your Catch-Up on Who Addressed Chatham House Events This Summer
Commissioners Arbour, Santos and Zedillo mentioned
Albalad, 5 August 2025
زراعة الكيف بين الرؤية الملكية والتعثر الإداري: من يفرمل قطار التنمية؟ (Cannabis cultivation between royal vision and administrative stumbling: Who is putting the brakes on the development train?)
Global Commission on Drug Policy mentioned
Daily Trust, 4 August 2025
FG, Others Move to End Open Drug Markets
Commissioner Obasanjo mentioned
The Conversation, 31 July 2025
Colombia Is Producing More Cocaine Than Ever – and More Is Reaching Australian Shores
Commissioner Santos mentioned