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Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer
A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.
December 21, 2023
Cocaine Production Soars to Record Levels, UN Reports
Cocaine production and trafficking has spiked and eclipsed levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the United Nations.
March 17, 2023
UN Report Dramatizes Uptick in Global Cannabis Use
In their latest report on the topic, the UN equates cocaine and heroin with cannabis use and creates boogeymen around every corner of the end of Prohibition.
June 27, 2022
Who Is the World’s Top Cannabis Producer?
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently issued its World Drug Report 2017—its 20th annual survey of…
July 12, 2017