Drugs and Democracy Media

Fighting meth addiction with hard drugs

21 September 2013
Thailand's justice minister believes "kratom," a leafy jungle stimulant, can help users kick their habi.

Analyse: Le combat de la Colombie contre le commerce de la coca

2 September 2013
Pour le gouvernement colombien, les paysans devraient tout bonnement refuser de cultiver la coca. Ceux qui ne le font pas s’exposent à ce que leurs plantations illégales soient aspergées d’un puissant pesticide, ou soient détruites par des groupes de travailleurs recrutés par des entreprises privées et épaulés par les forces de police.

Analysis: Colombia’s fight against the coca trade

28 August 2013
The Colombian government believes people should just say no to growing coca: those that do not, risk aerial spraying of their illicit crop with powerful pesticides, or manual destruction by work teams hired by private firms and supported by the security forces.

Der Staat als Dealer

22 August 2013
Uruguay geht das Problem Drogenhandel auf bemerkenswerte Weise an

Bolivia Touts Coca Flour As Way For Addicts To Kick Habit

21 August 2013
Bolivia has already developed a type of beer using the base product of cocaine, but the Andean nation wants to further diversify its controversial coca crop into a market that literally deals in “dough.”

Uruguay steps forward with Marijuana legalisation vote

2 August 2013
The vote by Uruguay’s House of Representatives to legalize and regulate the country’s marijuana market represents a major step forward for the landmark reform effort.

Uruguay poised to legalize marijuana: Is this the right way forward?

2 August 2013
'It is "definitely not the same as liberalising the market." This," he continued, "is a very strictly controlled regulation model, it doesn't increase access to cannabis, but instead restricts it."

Global trendsetter? Uruguay moves to legalize marijuana.

1 August 2013
Marijuana legalization: Uruguay's lower house of parliament set a global first last night by voting to give the state control of marijuana production, distribution, and sales.

Legalization of marijuana seeks to protect teens and minor addicts from addiction

1 August 2013
Uruguay's House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize marijuana by 50 of the 96 MPs following 13 hours of tough debates.

Nederland wietland ingehaald door Uruguay

1 August 2013
Wij hebben het er al jaren over, Uruguay doet 't gewoon: wiet wordt er legaal.