By Juan Fernandez Ochoa Team Assistant – IDPC Despite perceived novelty, drugs have been online from the Internet’s very beginnings. Anecdotal as it may be, it is widely understood that the very first transaction on ARPANET involved a small amount of cannabis. Ever since, cyberspace has provided fertile ground for all sorts of drug-related exchanges. The appeal of the Internet for…Continue Reading Trust in the Crypto-Drug Markets
Preparing for 2019: Drug Policy Objectives and Indicators, System-wide Coherence and the Sustainable Development Agenda
Preparing for 2019: Drug Policy Objectives and Indicators, System-wide Coherence and the Sustainable Development Agenda Side event held at the 60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs offers insights into how drug policy indicators could aid in achieving the sustainable development agenda. Nazlee Maghsoudi, Knowledge Translation Manager at the ICSDP Click here to visit the CND Blog’s…Continue Reading Preparing for 2019: Drug Policy Objectives and Indicators, System-wide Coherence and the Sustainable Development Agenda
Why is coca production on the rise in Colombia?
After countless reforms and billions of investment eradicating coca cultivation is still a great challenge for Colombia. Ross Eventon, GDPO Early March, 2017: The United States government and the United Nations announce large increases in the amount of coca being cultivated in Colombia. The head of the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement…Continue Reading Why is coca production on the rise in Colombia?