TNI’s Drugs & Democracy programme has been analysing trends in the illegal drugs market and global drug policies. It has gained an international reputation as one of the leading drug policy research institutes and as a serious critical watchdog of UN drug control institutions. Read more about this project
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Activities 2012 Drugs & Democracy
TNI’s Drugs and Democracy programme has been working since 1995 to push for evidence-based reform of drug policy. working simultaneously at national levels and in relation to the global legal framework, TNI starts by looking at the human rights of all actors in the illegal drugs market, and advocates an approach based on harm reduction.
Deficiencies in financial oversight enable money laundering
After nearly 25 year of failed efforts, experts still ponder how to implement an anti-money laundering regime that works.
Who is winning "the war on drugs"?
Tom Blickman and Martin Jelsma from TNI are speaking at the debate Who is winning "the war on drugs"? about the global context of drug policy. The debate was organized by Krytyka Polityczna in Warsaw on 13 February 2013.
Publications
Expert Seminar "Where next for Europe on drug policy reform?"
Analysis of the new EU strategy on drugs and its action plan and discussion on ways to improve and innovate European drug policy.
Working towards a legal coca market
Modern use of the coca leaf in Argentina provides a series of examples that could contribute to dispelling many of the myths that have polarized debate about the subject over the last few years.
Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2013, Warsaw
The tenth meeting of the Informal Drug Policy Dialogue series, organised by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Association Diogenis, took place in Warsaw, Poland, gathering over 35 NGO representatives, academics, policy makers and practitioners.
Events
April 2011
International Seminar “La lucha contra el crimen organizado: hacia una estrategia integral”
On 4 and 5 April 2011, Tom Blickman participated in the International
Seminar "La lucha contra el crimen organizado: hacia una estrategia integral” in Mexico City.
September 2010
Conference: Potent Substances: on the Boundaries of Food and Medicine
Potent Substances will engage historians, anthropologists, scientists and policy‐makers in conversation about the boundaries of food and pharmacy. Three days will be devoted to the following sub‐themes: Old Food and Drugs for New; Boundaries and Expertise; and Arts and the Environment. The long‐term aims are to offer policy and practice recommendations on the boundaries of food and pharmacy relevant to high priority current and likely future challenges, drawing on the interdisciplinary knowledge of the conference participants.
May 2010
The Art of the Possible
The event, organised by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Transnational Institute (TNI), and George Washington University (GWU)’s Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Program, featured government officials and legislators from South America discussing national-level reforms, as well as experts addressing cross-cutting themes such as harm reduction strategies.
News
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.
