On the Frontier Once More: The “Vancouver Model” of Decriminalization
While existing drug policy has clearly failed to prevent or resolve the ongoing crisis, a flawed decriminalization…
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Vancouver’s Relapse Pt. 2: Moving Beyond Drug Prohibition
Vancouver has only dipped its feet into the waters of approaches that have produced positive outcomes for addicts…
Vancouver’s Relapse: Re-Humanizing Addiction
Still, as tempting as it may be to believe in Nancy Reagan’s “just say no” campaign, much of what is disseminated…
Review’s Radio: Discussing Wars on Drugs and the Opioid Epidemic with DPA…
Almost five decades after Nixon infamously declared drug abuse as "public enemy number one" in the United States,…
Review’s Radio: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy, 18 Years…
In 2001, Portugal took an unorthodox approach to address its drug crisis. Instead of waging a costly war on drugs…
America’s Black and White Response to Drug Epidemics
Up until recently, the caricature of the typical drug user has often been painted as a person who suffers from…
(New Year’s) Resolutions to Duterte’s War on Drugs
A universal tradition as old as the occasion itself, the New Year's resolution is practised worldwide by…
The Case for International Drug Policy Reform
The United Nations is under pressure from both local and global organizations leading up to a General Assembly…
Insight on the Issues: Marijuana
This is the first post in a series called “Insight on the Issues” in which I will examine one specific issue in…