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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Июль 2019]

Aug 5, 2019

1. Впервые в России власти Кемеровской области выделили 3,6 миллиона рублей на финансирование комплексной программы по профилактике передозировок от употребления…

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Италия: от Джерволино-Вассали до “легкого” каннабиса

Talking Drugs

Jul 5, 2019

Согласно данным Европейского Мониторингового центра по наркотикам и наркозависимости, в 2017 году 10% взрослых (15-65 лет) в Италии употребляли каннабис.…

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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [June 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jul 2, 2019

(На русском) 1. The Ukrainian Parliament’s June 6 review of the draft law on medical and scientific cannabis use…

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From Jervolino-Vassalli to ‘Cannabis Light’: an Overview of Cannabis in Italy

Guido Long & Marco Perduca

Jun 19, 2019

According to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 10 per cent of Italian adults (age 15-64) reported…

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Ending the ‘war on drugs’ requires justice for the impoverished communities who grow them

Lauren Tapp

Jun 17, 2019

Amidst media furore over illicit drug use, Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson dodged questions today over past drug use, whilst…

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Brexit’s drug problem

Talking Drugs

Jun 7, 2019

As Jacob Rees-Mogg’s widely-lambasted new book exemplifies, Brexiteers are never shy in celebrating the 19th century as the golden-age of free-trade that Britain…

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New Report Shows the Deadly Cost of UK Drug Policy

Talking Drugs

Jun 6, 2019

A newly-published report has highlighted the huge human and financial cost of drug prohibition in the UK. On 6 June,…

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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Май 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jun 5, 2019

(In English) 1. Сколько стоит уголовное преследование наркопотребителей в странах региона ВЕЦА. Результаты исследования проведенного Евразийской Ассоциацией снижения вреда…

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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [May 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jun 5, 2019

(На русском) 1. How Much Does it Cost to Criminalize People Who Use Drugs in the EECA Region? Anastasia…

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Luxembourg Unveils Proposals for Cannabis Legalisation Law

Avinash Tharoor

May 22, 2019

Ministers in Luxembourg have outlined proposals for the country’s upcoming legalisation of “recreational” cannabis. The justice minister Félix Braz and…