- The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium, on November 7, 2021.
- In this index, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, the UK and Australia are the five leading countries with respect to humane and health-driven drug policies.
- Five lowest-ranked countries are Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico.
- India has been ranked at 18th position out of 30 countries.
- India got an overall score of 46/100.
- On “use of extreme sentencing and responses” criteria, India scored 63/100.
- On health & harm reduction, it scored 49/100.
- On proportionality of criminal justice response, it got 38/100.
- On availability & access of internationally controlled substances for relief of pain & suffering, India scored 33 /100.
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