Belgium, Netherlands Break Cocaine Records
More cocaine is seized in Antwerp and Rotterdam than ever, but consumption has also gone up.
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Progress on Harm Reduction in United States
The FDA may allow naloxone nasal spray. New York opens two supervised drug-use sites.
Spanish Constitutional Crisis Ends with Whimper
Conservatives accept three progressive judges in order to avoid changing the nominating rules.
Drug Reforms Fail Despite Republican Support in Congress
Give cannabis stores bank accounts. End sentencing disparities for cocaine.
Spanish Judges Block Senate Debate to Replace Them
Conservatives go out of their way to avoid a progressive court.
Sánchez Cleans Up Mess Conservatives Made in Catalonia
The right used an antiquated sedition law to persecute Catalan separatists.
Support for Legalizing Cannabis, Cocaine Grows
Germany is legalizing cannabis. Leaders in Colombia and Amsterdam would legalize cocaine.
Dutch Government Wastes €900 Million on Drug War
An anti-drug team made zero arrests in five years.
Amsterdam Finds New Excuse to Ban Weed for Tourists
The mayor claims cannabis retailers are linked to organized crime.
Dutch Police Spend Too Much Time on Drugs
Three in four detectives are investigating 1.6 percent of all crimes.
How Politicians Keep Making Bad Drug Laws
Some just won’t accept the evidence on decriminalization.
Amsterdam Won’t Keep Weed from Tourists
Banning the sale of cannabis could cause a surge in street crime.
Catalans Bear Brunt of Spanish Judicial Activism
Spanish judges waste no opportunity to frustrate Catalan ambitions.
Germany Has Bigger Drug Problem Than Netherlands
Der Spiegel should take a look in the mirror.
How Poland Ended Up Defying EU Law
A timeline of the last six years and a look at the EU’s options.