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Official reaffirms drug prevention policy

Himachal’s policy uncompromising toward those involved in illegal drug trade: CM Sukhu

He also stated the government would “adopt a compassionate approach towards young people who had already fallen into addiction and extend every possible support to help them recove...

 Are our drug laws making things worse?

A B.C. Supreme Court judge found that a section of Canada’s Controlled Drug and Substances Act was unconstitutional, and gave Ottawa six months to fix it.  The ruling came after a...

A new drug referral scheme kicked in today: Will it reach who it needs to?

The new Health Referral Scheme shifts drug policy from prosecution to support, but its rollout and eligibility rules may end up leaving those facing the greatest harms behind.

The Way the FDA and DEA Ban Drugs Is Unaccountable and Arbitrary

A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that federal drug regulators do not have any clear policies or procedures for making scheduling decisions.

Counter-drug policies are data-driven: minister

Hazy Drug Classification Criteria Invite Dubious Bureaucratic Judgments

A GAO report notes that the Controlled Substances Act does not define "potential for abuse" or "accepted medical use."

Drug fight stepped up

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are stepping up efforts to combat drug and substance abuse through the training of provincial committees tasked with coordinating the n...

People caught with drugs can be referred to health system under new scheme

New approach is part of wider plan to reduce drug-related harm and support people to access help at an earlier stage

Marijuana Rescheduling Temporarily Paused

On September 29, 2026, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) chief administrative law judge (ALJ) paused marijuana rescheduling proceedings to consider a new report on drug...

Exclusive: Public Back Rehabilitation Over Prison For Drink And Drug Addicts

Nearly half of voters back rehab over prison for drink and drug offenders.Voters back sending alcohol and drug addicts to rehabilitation centres rather than prison if they commit c...

New law tightens penalties in drug crimes

STAFF REPORTERMUSCAT, SEPT 6The Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances promulgated by Royal Decree No (67/2026) provides for severe punishments for the violato...

Canadian province's experiment decriminalizing cocaine and fentanyl sensationally FAILS as overdose deaths stay the same

Politicians in British Columbia believed that legalizing the synthetic opioid, along with other hard drugs including heroin, would be a 'critical step' towards allowing users to se...

New law tightens penalties in drug crimes

MUSCAT: The Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances promulgated by Royal Decree No (67/2026) provides for severe punishments for the violators including the dea...

Drug dealers handed stiff sentences

TAPIWA CHIRUME THREE people have been convicted in separate drug-related cases in Harare, with two men jailed for six years over dagga possession and a woman sentenced for dealing...

Gardaí to make decision to refer personal drug users to health services

Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor defended the decision not to decriminalise personal drug use, despite a report from an Oireachtas committee calling for it.

Back Matanda-Moyo on drug war

THE drug menace sweeping across the country has long transcended a mere public health crisis; it has mutated into a profound national security threat that eats away at the very fou...

Success of new Govt drugs strategy hinges on results

The Government's National Drugs Strategy has been years in the making but the real test will be implementation and whether communities see tangible results.

Scottish First Minister backs decriminalising all drugs for personal use

Header: John Swinney talks about his Camberwell Carrot record breaking spliff John Swinney has thrown his support behind decriminalising drugs for personal use in response to a spi...

Iain Whyte: The drug policies aren’t working – we need a new plan

The Evening News front page yesterday led with a bold headline with a “Call to speed up drug centre plan” from “campaigners” who want a drug checking facility and a safe consumptio...

UN Expert Mechanism calls for racial justice reform of drug laws to address systemic discrimination

The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement warned on Thursday that harsh drug laws and policies continue to play a rol...

Germany: Federal Commissioner for Addiction Streeck calls for swift corrections to the Consumer Cannabis Act

2026-08-27 | Federal Commissioner for Addiction Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck (CDU) describes the Consumer Cannabis Act as contradictory in an interview with  Behörden Spiegel and call...

Strong Weed Is No Reason for Prohibition

New research on cannabis use could reshape the debate around marijuana legalization and revive old arguments for restricting legal markets.

A letter to Congress: Repeal the Controlled Substances Act

I write as a health care educator and author with thirty years of research experience and over three hundred papers published as author or co-author, several of them widely cited....