War on Drugs
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How New York's legal cannabis rollout ended up in the weeds
in depth And many of the state's promises to social equity applicants went up in smoke
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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How the idyllic Galapagos Islands became staging post in world drug trade
Under the radar Ecuador's crackdown on gang violence forces drug traffickers into Pacific routes to meet cocaine demand
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Does decriminalising drugs really work?
Today's Big Question Oregon experiment labelled a 'disaster' but advocates say time is needed to embed reforms after 50 years of the war on drugs
By The Week UK Published
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How the global drugs trade is changing
feature ‘Increasingly agile trafficking networks’ are behind 23% rise in global drug users, UN report finds
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Short’ jibes boost male demand for leg-lengthening surgery
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Tranq dope: the new horror drug on US streets
feature A dangerous mixture of animal sedative and fentanyl has flooded Philadelphia and beyond
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Overdose prevention centres: do they work?
feature Despite rising drug deaths, UK has been unwilling to introduce places where people can take illegally purchased drugs in a supervised environment
By The Week Staff Published
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How did Scotland become Europe’s drug deaths capital?
feature Poverty and mismanagement blamed as new data is revealed
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Empire of pain’: the rise and fall of the Sackler family
Under the Radar Bankrupt former makers of OxyContin ‘close’ to agreeing settlement over US opioid epidemic
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Fiercer punishment is no solution to drug use’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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Ronaldo NFT expected to fetch $1m
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Climate policy is a new front in the US culture wars’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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‘Happy birthday Bob, you magnificent jerk’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Could legalising cocaine solve Mexico’s drug problem?
Speed Read Court approves recreational use for two people in landmark ruling hailed as ‘historic step’ in war on drugs
By The Week Staff Last updated
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