Contemporary debates surrounding drug policy and illicit cultivation have adopted a modern and flawed interpretation of ‘development’ (GDPO)
Bibliography: Production and Supply
How and why vendors sell on cryptomarkets
Cryptomarkets represent a growing component of the global illicit drugs trade. Australia is over-represented in the proportion of online vendors who use these platforms to reach drug consumers (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, May 2019 – May 2020
This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over the last 13 months (a new bulletin is released typically every four months). The current bulletin focuses on analysis of listings from 1 May 2019 to 31 May 2020 (NDARC)
Drug-related homicide in Europe: data protocol
This report is part of the EMCDDA activity around the development and improvement of drug supply indicators, which are designed to reflect developments in drug markets as well as the markets’ wider harms and impact
Illicit Drug Data Report 2018–19
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s Illicit Drug Data Report 2018–19 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the Australian illicit drug market and is the 17th edition in the series
Trends in the availability and type of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, May 2019 – May 2020
This bulletin series reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets over the last 13 months – a new bulletin is released typically every four months (NDARC)
EMCDDA releases study findings on the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use and services in the eastern ENP region
The expansion of contactless drug dealing, the increase in the use of licit drugs and the adaptation of drug treatment protocols during lockdown are among the findings highlighted today in a new EMCDDA report: Impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, drug use, drug-related harms and responses in east European Neighbourhood Policy countries
Cannabis farms are a modern slavery ‘blind spot’ for UK police, study suggests
Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown in bulk are often victims of trafficking and “debt bondage” – yet many are not recognised as such by police, according to a new study (Cambridge University)
Recreational cannabis regulation and harm reduction
BERL advice to the Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
NDCP Releases Data on Coca Cultivation and Production in Peru
Coca (the plant used to make cocaine) cultivation in Peru significantly increased to 72,000 hectares in 2019, with potential pure cocaine production of 705 metric tons (ONDCP)
Impacts of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on people who use illicit stimulants in Australia
Preliminary findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System 2020 (NDARC)
Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms (PDF)
This alert is based on information collected by the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) between March 31 and May 10, 2020. It focuses on the impact of containment efforts related to COVID-19 on the illegal drug supply and access to services, and the associated health harms
The Changing Nature of the Benzodiazepine Market
The Changing Nature of the Benzodiazepine Market: New Combinations Emerging in Ireland (Drugs.ie)
Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia (PDF)
Latest developments and challenges (UNODC)
NODC report on East and Southeast Asia
Continued growth in the supply of methamphetamine while synthetic opioids spread – Download (UNODC)
The Uruguay – West Africa trafficking connection. An urgent need for closer cooperation and policy exchange (PDF)
Uruguay’s emergence as a transit route for cocaine provides new challenges to international law enforcement cooperation and creates greater need for setting up secure channels of communication between Uruguayan and West African law enforcement (Gdpo)
COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use (PDF)
Based on the most recent data from government authorities, open sources, including the media, and the network of UNODC field offices, the evidence available suggests the following ongoing dynamics in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the illicit drug markets (RAND)
COVID-19 is changing the route of illicit drug flows, says UNODC report
UNODC has collected data from government authorities, UNODC field offices, open sources, and information from media that are now summarized in the COVID-19 and DrugMarkets report
Summary of monitoring of cryptomarkets for drug listings, 1 February 2014 – 31 January 2020
This summary reports on trends in the availability and type of substances sold on the internet via cryptomarkets from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2020 (NDARC)
EMCDDA special report: COVID-19 and drugs – Drug supply via darknet markets
This report is a rapid and preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on selected online markets (EMCDDA)
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