Cocaine and cannabis use on the rise: what are the consequences?

Cannabis legalization has led to increased use and a drop in drug-related convictions, but there have been negative health consequences.

On this week’s show, we dig into some of the findings in the UN World Drug Report, and also discuss the release of the UN’s recommendations on tackling fake news.

With Benno Schwinghammer from Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and Angela Me from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

UN Global Principles for Information Integrity: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un-global-principles-for-information-integrity-en.pdf

UNODC World Drug Report: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/data-and-analysis/world-drug-report-2024.html

Interview with World Drug Report author Angela Me: https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/06/1151426

International Day of the Seafarer: https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/Day-of-the-Seafarer-2024.aspx