Evaluating trends and stakeholders in the international drug control regime complex

Collins, John

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103060

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“…The urgent need for the reinterpretation of International Drug Control Conventions Cannabis is the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated (Collins, 2021). In the Commentary to the Single Convention it is further explained that "It may finally be noted that it follows from the context that the term "cannabis" covers in article 2, paragraph 6, also "cannabis resin" and in article 49, paragraph 2, "cannabis", "cannabis resin" and "extracts and tinctures of cannabis".…”

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Weighing of the criminalization of cannabis in Indonesia narcotic law with international human rights law perspective

Fransiska

2022

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The criminalization of the use of cannabis also leads to the limitation of access to medicine and research to explore the benefit of drug choices related to cannabis substances. this article explores the negative consequences of Indonesian criminalization policy towards cannabis use in Indonesian drug law against human rights and to what extent the human rights regime should prevail over the war on drug narrative. The research uses the qualitative method with library research, laws and statutes analyses on cannabis personal use or policy on medical cannabis.

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Section: Indonesian Policy and Law On Cannabismentioning

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Weighing of the criminalization of cannabis in Indonesia narcotic law with international human rights law perspective

Fransiska

2022

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“…This progress, however, has occurred during a period of increased policy fragmentation globally, with different issue areas interacting, overlapping, contradicting, and at times even competing. Collins [17] has suggested this process resembles an emerging 'regime complex', with different responses battling for supremacy. Such fragmentation reflects the increasingly local approaches that are being adopted in drug policy, which is frequently now made up of small-scale, bottom-up policy experiments, with increased possibility for the replication of successful models.…”

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From Illicit to Value Added: The Lessons of Community and Institutional Change in Northern Thailand’s Opium Growing Regions

Collins¹,

Brombacher

Diskul³

et al. 2021

LSE Public Policy Review

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International drug control remains a polarised and complex sphere of policy debate. Until relatively recently the predominant global response was one of repression and strict prohibition. Within this paradigm, small scale producers have been caught up in a war, with harsh choices between subsistence and heavy criminalisation by the state. This paper examines the complex issue of transition from illicit to licit in areas dominated by illicit drug economies. It begins by examining the international paradigm for drug control and how this is evolving to take greater account of sustainable development. In doing so, it looks to the 'New Drugs and Development School' as a paradigm for understanding these changes. It continues on to highlight the role of concepts such as economic thrivability and the utilisation of a nudge strategy to explain the needs of communities seeking to move beyond illicit crop cultivation. It concludes with an in-depth look at the development interventions in Northern Thailand, which succeeded in transitioning communities to sustainable licit livelihoods, and thereby seeks to draw some lessons from these.

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COVID-19 economic impact payments and opioid overdose deaths

Sprague¹,

Yeh²,

Lan³

et al. 2022

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Background Given the global economic recessions mediated by the COVID-19 pandemic and that many countries have implemented direct income support programs, we investigated the timing of the COVID-19 economic impact payments and opioid overdose deaths. Methods A longitudinal, observational study design that included data from the Ohio Department of Health was utilized. Statistical change point analyses were conducted to identify significant changes in weekly number of opioid overdose deaths from January 1 of 2018 to August 1 of 2020. Additional analyses including difference-in-difference, time series tests, interrupted time series regression analysis and Granger causality test were performed. Results A single change point was identified and occurred at week 16, 2020. For 2020, the median opioid overdose deaths numbers for weeks 1-16 and weeks 17-32 were 68.5 and 101, respectively. The opioid overdose deaths numbers from weeks 17-32 of 2020 were significantly higher than those in weeks 1-16 of 2020 and those in 2018 and 2019 (before and after week 16). The interrupted time series regression analysis indicated more than 203 deaths weekly for weeks 17-32 of 2020 compared to all other weeks. The result of the Granger causality test found that the identified change point (week 16 of 2020) directly influenced the increase in opioid overdose deaths in weeks 17-32 of 2020. Conclusion The identified change point may refer to the timing of many factors, not only the economic payments and further research is warranted to investigate the potential relationship between the COVID-19 economic impact payments and overdose deaths.

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Evaluating trends and stakeholders in the international drug control regime complex

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Weighing of the criminalization of cannabis in Indonesia narcotic law with international human rights law perspective

Weighing of the criminalization of cannabis in Indonesia narcotic law with international human rights law perspective

From Illicit to Value Added: The Lessons of Community and Institutional Change in Northern Thailand’s Opium Growing Regions

COVID-19 economic impact payments and opioid overdose deaths

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