In 2018, the cultivation of coca crops in Bolivia decreased by six per cent compared to data from 2017, according to the latest Coca Cultivation Survey presented today in La Paz by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bibliography: Production and Supply
What America’s Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 2006–2016
This report updates and extends estimates of the number of users, retail expenditures, and amount consumed from 2006 to 2016 for cocaine (including crack), heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in the United States, based on a methodology developed by the RAND Corporation for the Office of National Drug Control Policy
The cost and consequences of the war on drugs (PDF)
The report’s findings suggest that, from a human rights perspective, there must be a shift from international drug policies that focus on criminalization and supply reduction, to ones that have human rights and health at their core (Human Rights Foundation)
Assessing Cannabis Supply and Demand in Washington State
This report provides detailed information about state-legal cannabis production and sales in Washington, as well as insights about the total amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) obtained from legal and illegal sources by Washington residents (RAND)
Denying Revenue or Wasting Money?
Assessing the Impact of the Air Campaign Against ‘Drugs Labs’ in Afghanistan (LSE)
Psychotropic Substances – Technical Report
On an annual basis the Psychotropics Control Section of the INCB Secretariat publishes a technical report that provides an overview of the world wide licit manufacture, export, import, stocks and consumption of substances controlled under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 (INCB)
Recent changes in Europe’s cocaine market: results from an EMCDDA trendspotter study
Using trendspotter methodology, this report explores signs of increasing availability and consumption of cocaine in Europe, in an effort to increase our understanding of recent changes in the cocaine market. The study investigates the consequences of these developments on acute health harms linked to cocaine and crack use and reviews the current public health responses to problems related to these drugs (EMCDDA)
Improved drug supply indicators for Europe: progress report
This report provides a summary of the key findings from the assessment of progress of the EU Member States, Norway and Turkey towards the implementation of the revised drug supply indicators, as developed by the EMCDDA in line with the Council conclusions of November 2013. The report gives also an overview of the purpose and aims of supply data collected by the EMCDDA.
Key findings from the 2018 Drug Trends state interviews
30 Nov 2018
Key findings from the 2018 Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) and Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) jurisdictional interviews are available online now (NDARC)
High and low politics in Afghanistan: The terrorism-drugs nexus and what can be done about it
Given deteriorating security, economic, and political conditions in Afghanistan, there is no realistic prospect for radically reducing the Afghan opium poppy economy and the Afghanistan’s economy dependence on it for years (Brookings)
The Responsible Control of Drugs
Examines in detail how governments can take control of currently illegal drug markets through responsible regulation, thereby weakening criminal organizations that now profit from them (Global Commission on Drug Policy)
Regulation – The Responsible Control of Drugs
The report identifies key questions that, in the Commission’s experience, have become particular stumbling blocks in the progress of the public dialogue on regulation (Global Commission on Drug Policy)
A model drug law for west Africa
Some governments are willing to consider reform and the WACD wants to further support this ongoing work with the Model Drug Law, which provides concrete templates that countries can adapt to reform their drug laws: legal provisions and how they relate to international legal obligations as well as useful commentary that explains different options and reasons for choosing the proposed legal solution ( Global Commission on Drug Policy)
Europe’s legal cannabis market set to become worth more than €115 billion
A new report “European Cannabis Report” from industry advisors, Prohibition Partners, suggests that Europe will become the largest legal cannabis market in the world once all countries have introduced legislation and regulation during the next 10 years (Manufacturing Chemist)
World Drug Report 2018
Opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse expands; cocaine and opium hit record highs Index (UNODC)
Crypto-Market Enforcement – New Strategy and Tactics
Law enforcement has gained deeper knowledge of the cryptomarket environment (GDPO)
Afghan Narcotics: 2000-2018
From Control and Elimination Efforts to a Drug Economy and Bombings Labs (CSIS)
Precursor chemical licensing
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals (Home Office)
Methamphetamine contamination in residential properties: Exposures, risk levels, and interpretation of standards
There is currently no evidence that methamphetamine levels typically resulting from third-hand exposure to smoking residues on household surfaces can elicit an adverse health effect (Chief Science Advisor, New Zealand)
EMCDDA releases its first analysis on monitoring drug-related homicide in Europe
An EMCDDA paper providing an overview of the information available on drug-related homicide (DRH) in Europe
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