Over-Regulation Impeding Bloom of Jamaican Cannabis Industry
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Over-regulation of Jamaica’s cannabis industry is deterring farmers from entering the legal market, and impeding development – indicating why drug…
Posts by James Bunn
New Zealand Introduces Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation for “Severe” Cases
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New legislation in New Zealand enables authorities to force certain people with problematic drug use into compulsory rehabilitation programmes. This…
South Africa on track to Legalise Medical Cannabis
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South Africa may legally regulate medical cannabis as soon as April 2017. The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health…
Ukraine to Fully Fund Opioid Substitution Therapy
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The government of Ukraine will fully fund an opioid substitution therapy (OST) programme for people with high-risk drug use. Beginning…
Dutch Legislators Consider Cannabis Reform Amid Coffeeshop Violence
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Recent violent attacks on cannabis coffeeshops in the Netherlands highlight the urgent need for the country to regulate cultivation of…
UN Supporting Myanmar Drug Reform as Opium Cultivation Increases
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The Myanmar government is receiving support from the UN to develop a new national drug policy, as the rates of…