It’s time for the world to change its approach to drugs, with governments needing to legalise and regulate all illicit substances, say Juan Manuel Santos, Ernesto Zedillo, and Ruth Dreifuss.

Legislation that could pave the way for the opening of supervised injecting rooms for drug users will be brought before the Dáil in the coming weeks, according to a government minister.

A global group of leaders wants to end what it says is a failed policy and instead focus on legalising use and putting people’s health first, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

A HIGH-LEVEL international commission declared the global “war on drugs” a failure and urged nations to consider legalising cannabis and other drugs to undermine organised crime and protect their citizens’ health.