The ‘war on drugs’ has failed. There’s another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis
Published in The Guardian on 12 September 2025 To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected drug-runners Your editorial on the so-called war on drugs (Donald [...]The criminalization of the coca leaf: a denial of rights
It is time to right the historical wrongs that led to the policy of subjecting the coca plant to absurd international controls BY DIEGO GARCÍA-SAYAN Published in El País on 07 March 2025 Less than two years ago, in July […]
Le Canada ne doit pas faire marche arrière en matière de toxicomanie
Le Canada a été pionnier en matière de réduction des méfaits en Amérique du Nord avec l’ouverture d’Insite à Vancouver, premier site de consommation supervisée (SCS) légal, en 2003 – près de deux décennies avant l’ouverture du premier site du […]
Overdose prevention centres should be everywhere
Very encouraged to read about the positive news that the Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow, the first of its kind in the UK, will finally open its doors in October. As a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, I have […]