A French translation has been released of a landmark report exploring how the legal regulation of stimulant drugs could provide an alternative to prohibitionist policies that have failed to reduce production, consumption, and drug-related harms worldwide. Originally published in 2020, the report examines how substances such as cocaine, MDMA, and amphetamines could be regulated through a public health- and social justice-oriented framework designed to reduce violence, exploitation, and overdose deaths associated with illegal markets.

The report proposes measures including government-controlled supply chains, state-regulated retail outlets, standardized dosages, plain packaging with health warnings, and restrictions on advertising and commercialization. It also emphasizes the importance of investing revenues from regulated markets in harm reduction, treatment, education, and sustainable development initiatives, particularly for communities most affected by the “war on drugs”.

The French edition was produced by Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec (AIDQ), Fédération Addiction,  Fédération bruxelloise des institutions spécialisées en matière de drogues et addictions (féda bxl), and Groupement Romand d’Études des Addictions (GREA), and features a foreword by Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss. Readers are also invited to watch the webinar recording featuring Commissioner Dreifuss discussing the report and its proposals.

Read the full guide in English, French and Spanish