| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
UN. High and Dry: The UN risks being left behind by the turning tide of global drug policy
UN. High and Dry: The UN risks being left behind by the turning tide of global drug policy
When the UK’s Conservative government decided in late July to relax restrictions on doctors prescribing cannabis-based medicines, it joined a rapidly growing list of countries turning away from the heavy-handed supply-reduction approach that has long dominated global drug control efforts. While the tide is shifting rapidly on global drugs policy, the United Nations – paralyzed by conflicting demands of Member States – risks being left behind. (United Nations University – Centre for Policy Research, 06.08.2018)