The HIV Legal Network provides answers about Canadian drug laws and the criminal justice system to help ACB communities facing systemic discrimination better understand their legal rights.
CERD calls attention to the disproportionate impact of the criminal legal system on racialised people and groups, urging the UK to consistently apply anti-discrimination laws and engage in relevant policy reform.
Release, Amnesty International, UNJUST UK, HRI and IDPC shed light on racial disparities in drug policing and associated human rights violations, urging for decriminalisation, the redirection of resources into care systems, and equitable reform.
UN Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng called upon member states to end the war on drugs, as a war on people and a threat to the dignity, health and rights of communities.
Friedman et al. call for expansion of interventions that do not only target overdose death rates but also social inequalities that place minoritised communities at the disadvantage in receiving care
Despite expungement, equity licensing and reduced police violence, New York's regulatory system faces tensions between commercialisation and enforcement.
Germany's cannabis reform signals a continental step in the right direction, but it is also a missed opportunity to centre racial justice and social equity
Niaah et al. lead an issue of Caribbean Quarterly, offering insights into the regional cannabis landscape, exploring policy and regulatory challenges and opportunities, socio-cultural significance, and many other dimensions.
Dertadian explores how prohibitionist policies serve as a colonial tool and calls to centre the experiences and knowledges of Indigenous and colonised peoples in drug policy scholarship.
Jegede et. al. discuss how systemic racism contribute to health inequities experienced by minoritised communities and proposes how harm reduction can be a tool towards equity.
