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Policy Publications

Over 40 much-cited books, reports and briefing papers have been written and/or inspired by the Beckley Foundation’s Policy Programme, which brings together policy-makers, scientists and other specialists to open up discussion and dispel the taboo surrounding the subject of global drug policy reform.

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Revirtiendo la explotación de los pueblos Indígenas Amazónicos: el narcotráfico y las economías extractivas en Perú

Beckley Foundation Press, 2023

Reversing the exploitation of Amazonian Indigenous Peoples: Drug trafficking and extractive economies in Peru

Beckley Foundation Press, 2023

Daring to Regulate Cocaine: Lessons from Colombia’s Drug War Trenches


David Restrepo, 2022

Roadmaps to Regulation: MDMA

Convenor: Amanda Feilding. Authors: Karenza Moore, Hattie Wells, Amanda Feilding, 2019

Roadmaps to Regulation: New Psychoactive Substances
Amanda Feilding (Coordinating Editor) and Nicola Singleton,

with additional input from Alex Stevens, 2016

Drug Policy in Guatemala: Constraints and Opportunities

Drug Policies and the Politics of Drugs in the Americas, 2016

Políticas Sobre el Cannabis

Robin Room, Benedikt Fisher, Wayne Hall, Simon Lenton, Peter Reuter, Diana Rossi, Raúl Alejandro Corda (Authors), Manuel Casals (Translator), Amanda Feilding, Thomas C Schelling (Contributors), 2014

Cannabis and the Psychedelics: Reviewing the UN Drug Conventions

Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use, 2013

Cannabis and the Psychedelics: Reviewing the UN Drug Conventions

Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use, 2013

Paths for Reform: Proposed Options for Alternative Drug Policies in Guatemala

Amanda Feilding, Project Director; Corina Giacomello, Field Researcher, 2013

Licensing and Regulation of the Cannabis Market in England and Wales: A Cost/Benefit Analysis

Stephen Pudney, Emilia Del Bono, Mark Bryan, 2013

The Resurrection of Psychedelic Research

Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour, 2012

Roadmaps to Reforming the UN Drug Conventions

Edited by Robin Room; Contributions by Robin Room and Sarah Mackay, 2012

Rethinking US Drug Policy

Peter Hakim, 2011

Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate

Professors Robin Room, Peter Reuter, Wayne Hall, Benedikt Fischer, and Simon Lenton, 2010

Briefing paper: Drug Use: Knowledge, Culture And Context.

Christopher Hallam and Dave Bewley-Taylor, January 2010

Briefing paper: What Can We Learn From Sweden’s Drug Policy Experience?

Christopher Hallam, January 2010

Briefing paper: Comparing the Drug Situation Across Countries: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities.

Louisa Degenhardt, Christopher Hallam and Dave Bewley-Taylor, September 2009

Briefing paper: Comparing the Drug Situation Across Countries: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities.

Louisa Degenhardt, Christopher Hallam and Dave Bewley-Taylor, September 2009

The Incarceration of Drug Offenders: An Overview

Dave Bewley-Taylor, Chris Hallam, Rob Allen, March 2009

The Incarceration of Drug Offenders: An Overview

Dave Bewley-Taylor, Chris Hallam, Rob Allen, March 2009

Briefing paper: An Overview of Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate

Dave Bewley-Taylor and Chris Hallam, October 2008

Briefing paper: Ten Years of Plan Colombia: An Analytic Assessment

Beatriz Acevedo, with Dave Bewley-Taylor and Coletta Youngers, September 2008

Briefing paper: Drug Control in Georgia: Drug Testing and the Reduction of Drug Use?

David Otiashvili, Péter Sározi, Gábor L Somogyi, May 2008

Briefing Paper: Reclassification of Cannabis in the United Kingdom

Mike Trace, Axel Klein, Marcus Roberts, May 2004

Towards a Review of Global Policies on Illegal Drugs

Marcus Roberts, Axel Klein, Mike Trace, May 2004

Briefing Paper: Drug Policy and the HIV Pandemic in Russia and Ukraine

Axel Klein, Marcus Roberts, Mike Trace, May 2004

Assessing Drug Policy: Principles & Practice

Marcus Roberts, Axel Klein, Mike Trace, July 2004

Briefing paper: Ten Years of Plan Colombia: An Analytic Assessment

Beatriz Acevedo, with Dave Bewley-Taylor and Coletta Youngers, September 2008

Briefing paper: Drug Control in Georgia: Drug Testing and the Reduction of Drug Use?

David Otiashvili, Péter Sározi, Gábor L Somogyi, May 2008