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Drug control law

Personal, home-based consumption of cannabis is decriminalised

Constitutional Court ruling

Personal, home-based consumption of cannabis is decriminalised

By Nkateko Mabasa

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

The Cannabis Chronicles: On the upside of moral panic

South Africa

The Cannabis Chronicles: On the upside of moral panic

By Kevin Bloom

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

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

GroundUp: Understanding Judge Davis’s dope judgment

South Africa

GroundUp: Understanding Judge Davis’s dope judgment

By GroundUp

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

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

Africa

Op-Ed: Sustainable development under threat from drug trafficking in West Africa

By Leandre Banon

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

World

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

By International Crisis Group

Health-E: World endorses more ‘war on drugs’

South Africa

Health-E: World endorses more ‘war on drugs’

By Health-e News

ICG: Lessons from Latin America

World

ICG: Lessons from Latin America

By International Crisis Group

Comrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugs

South Africa

Comrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugs

By Kevin Bloom

The Cannabis Chronicles: What the state really thinks

South Africa

The Cannabis Chronicles: What the state really thinks

By Kevin Bloom

Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough for citizens arrested abroad?

South Africa

Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough for citizens arrested abroad?

By Rebecca Davis

West Africa and the War on Drugs: South American mistakes, repeated?

Africa

West Africa and the War on Drugs: South American mistakes, repeated?

By Simon Allison

Uruguay president defends 'cutting edge' pot legalization vote

Newsdeck

Uruguay president defends 'cutting edge' pot legalization vote

By Reuters

Soweto: Inside a nyaope dealer’s den

South Africa

Soweto: Inside a nyaope dealer’s den

By BC Simelane & Greg Nicolson

Analysis: Stop the deception, legalise drugs

South Africa

Analysis: Stop the deception, legalise drugs

By Chris Gibbons