At the beginning of the year, I received an invitation to participate in the Urban Drug Policies conference, which was held in the Polish capital Warsaw. The idea of the event was to bring together Polish officials tasked with formatting and implementing state drug policy with representatives of the sector from other countries with similar or radically different approaches to the problem. The task …
More »What I learned from the Warsaw drug conference: The Iron Curtain
At the beginning of the year, I received an invitation to participate in the Urban Drug Policies conference, which was held in the Polish capital Warsaw. The idea of the event was to bring together Polish officials tasked with formatting and implementing state drug policy with representatives of the sector from other countries with similar or radically different approaches to the problem. The task …
More »Let's legalize ecstasy
Edward Hess In early January, four people in the UK died[i] as a result of using something that looked like ecstasy (MDMA). Before we understand why the war on drugs contributed to, rather than prevented, the deaths of these four people, let’s look at ecstasy itself. MDMA is …
More »Guest article: Lie to Me (Borislava Latinova vs Nelly Varbanova)
Initially, the case did not arouse much interest. No more than any other similar story. Interest in the case came after Lyuba Kulezich's interview with Nelly Varbanova and the widespread opinion of lawyer Milen Shopov, advisor to Minister Bakalov. What is impressive? Lyuba Kulezich's material was more than manipulative. More than …
More »How the war on drugs is driving refugee children to the US border
Mark Thornton Most thoughtful parents today rarely allow their children to be left unattended, especially in public. Parental care begins with a wireless baby monitor in the child's crib and then continues with a constant connection by cell phone until the child graduates from high school. This is what makes the reports …
More »Guest article: On the war on drugs
Economists are said to be the downfall of any party. Maybe because, unlike most people, we know that there are no easy solutions in life, only painful compromises. For example, I have never used drugs myself. Not because they are expensive, illegal, or I doubt that they would be fun. Even …
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