Cannabis & related

Publications14 November 2024

After the war on drugs: The impacts of cocaine and cannabis regulation in Rio de Janeiro

GI-TOC explores legal regulation's potential to diminish the power held by organised crime groups, mitigate violence and reduce incarceration.

Publications12 November 2024

Cannabis regulation, EU drug law, trade rules and the UN drug control treaties

TNI, GDPO and WOLA engage with six European countries to discuss trends towards reform in cannabis policy, offering innovative solutions for legal tensions, coordination and policy development.

Events

Geneva course on drug policy, public health, and diplomacy

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

27 January 2025 - 30 January 2025

A new course hosted online and in person at the University of Geneva will explore current events and evolving perspectives around international drug policy and controlled substances.

News2 October 2024

Thailand decides not to re-criminalise cannabis as it eyes $1bn medicinal industry

The proposed system would restrict access beyond medicinal use.

Publications1 October 2024

Intended and unintended effects of cannabis regulation in Uruguay

Queirolo et al. qualitatively explore the unintended emergence of a cannabis 'grey market' under Uruguay's decade-old legalisation model, highlighting key challenges in policy implementation.

Publications17 September 2024

Cannabis policy reform in West Africa needs to be inclusive

Klantschnig et al. examine the intersection of cannabis and sociocultural livelihoods across West Africa, recommending rights and public health based policy reform.

Publications17 September 2024

Cannabis policy in Kenya: A call for an informed and inclusive national debate

Carrier et al. emphasise the religious, social and cultural importance of cannabis to Kenyan livelihoods and encourage further evaluation of cannabis policy to inform future action.lihoods, encouraging further evaluation of cannabis policy national debate.

Publications17 September 2024

South African cannabis policy: Policy reform must balance public health, economic interests, and social justice

Howell et al. highlight the need for South Africa’s evolving cannabis policy to strike a delicate balance between public health, economic interests, and social justice amidst rural cultivation and thriving illicit markets.

News23 August 2024

King of Morocco pardons over 4,800 cannabis farmers

This measure is a recent step in the country's drug policy shift, aiming to develop alternative livelihoods and establish a legal cannabis market for medical and industrial purposes.

Publications16 August 2024

The social-structural contexts of cannabis consumption and harm reduction among young Nigerian women

Nelson & Nnam analyse how Nigeria's socio-legal environment surrounding drug use impacts young women's cannabis use patterns, calling for structural-level interventions to foster safer use.

News13 August 2024

Netherlands: Dutch extends trial of legal cannabis to eight new cities

The expansion of a pilot allowing people in some Dutch cities to access closely regulated cannabis signifies progressive steps towards reform, but the sustainability of this momentum could be hindered by far-right opposition.

News13 August 2024

South Africa: Mpondoland cannabis growers left out to dry

Without governmental support, Mpondoland’s traditional cultivators face stiff competition to participate in the nascent legal cannabis market in South Africa.

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