| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Iran. Out with the old, in with the old: Iran’s revolution, drug policies, and global drug markets
Iran. Out with the old, in with the old: Iran’s revolution, drug policies, and global drug markets
Since its 1979 revolution, Iran has developed a reputation as having some of the world’s harshest drug penalties and as an opponent of efforts to reform global drug policy. Overall, however, Iran’s drug policies have been highly varied, with some policy experimentation taking place even after the revolution. And certainly long before it, Iran experimented—perhaps more than any other country—with a wide range of policies to respond to widespread drug use and poppy cultivation, alternating between permissive and very harsh policies. (Brookings, USA, 25.01.2019)