Background: Use of cannabis is often an under-reported activity in our society. Despite legal
restriction, cannabis is often used to relieve chronic and neuropathic pain, and it carries …

Alternatives to criminalization for the simple possession of illicit drugs are increasingly of
interest to policy makers. But there is no existing theoretically based, empirically tested …

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

'The Globalization of Addiction'presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction.
Scientific medicine has failed when it comes to addiction. There are no reliable methods to …

The issue of decriminalizing illicit drugs is hotly debated, but is rarely subject to evidence-
based analysis. This paper examines the case of Portugal, a nation that decriminalized the …

Portugal decriminalized the public and private use, acquisition, and possession of all drugs
in 2000; adopting an approach focused on public health rather than public-order priorities …

A major challenge in assessing the public health impact of legalizing cannabis use in
Colorado and Washington State is the absence of any experience with legal cannabis …

Internationally, policymakers are considering alternative, non-criminal responses to the
possession of drugs for personal use, or 'simple possession'. We show that …

Cannabis (marijuana) has undergone a normalizing process as indicated by high use rates,
social tolerance, and broader cultural acceptance of its use in many countries. Yet …

Drugs, Crime and Public Health provides an accessible but critical discussion of recent
policy on illicit drugs. Using a comparative approach-centred on the UK, but with insights …