Drugs are dangerous, but current narcotics policies are an even bigger threat because punishment is given a greater priority than health and human rights. It's time for regulations that put lives and safety first, argues former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Kofi Annan On Why Drug Bans Are Ineffective
Drugs are dangerous, but current narcotics policies are an even bigger threat because punishment is given a greater priority than health and human rights. It's time for regulations that put lives and safety first, argues former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Opinion | The Failed War on Drugs (Published 2018)
Attacking rampant drug abuse by trying to shut off the supply has not worked. We need to try a new approach.
Opinion | How to Win a War on Drugs (Published 2017)
Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.
The Drug Revolution That No One Can Stop
Designing your own narcotics online isn’t just easy—it can be legal too. How do we know? We did it.
Opinion | These A.I. Policies Will Hurt Our Business. We Should Do Them Anyway.
The risks posed by A.I. are too great to forgo any regulation, even for those who stand to gain tremendously from the technology’s rise.
Pants on Fire
Benedict Evans: Whenever anyone proposes new rules or regulations, the people affected always have reasons why this is a terrible idea that will cause huge damage. This applies to bankers, doctors, farmers, lawyers, academics… and indeed software engineers. They always say ‘no’ and policy-makers can’t take that at face value: they discount it by some […]
Drug makers conspired to worsen the opioid crisis. They have blood on their hands | Chris McGreal
Johnson & Johnson and others profited from addiction and death – and yet they still don’t think they’ve done anything wrong
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A New Book Argues That Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us (Published 2019)
In her stunning exposé “Bottle of Lies,” Katherine Eban describes a world of generic drug manufacturing rife with corruption and life-threatening misdeeds.
Russia's tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent
Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact.
I used to support legalizing all drugs. Then the opioid epidemic happened.
America’s worst drug crisis shows what can happen when a dangerous, addictive substance is made easily accessible.
Marijuana may be even safer than previously thought, researchers say
New study: We should stop fighting marijuana legalization and focus on alcohol and tobacco instead
Opinion | Treat Medicines Like Netflix Treats Shows (Published 2019)
Australia seems to have found a way to entice Big Pharma into making essential new medicines affordable. Why can’t the United States?
The Art of Taking Smart Risks
Good risk can bring joy to life, but Americans are up against forces that profit from the reckless kind.
