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

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…

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Our Irrational Cruelty to Pregnant or Parenting People Who Use Drugs

Elizabeth Brico

Apr 16, 2019

Keri, now 35 and studying to become an addiction treatment counselor in Illinois, learned she was pregnant in 2016. In…

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

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 2, 2019

(in English) 1. 18-22 марта в Вене проходила 62 сессия Комиссии ООН по наркотическим средствам (CND). Кроме официальных страновых делегаций,…

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

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 2, 2019

(На русском) 1. The 62nd Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was held in Vienna on March…

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ВООЗ призывает пересмотреть международный статус каннабиса

Anastasia Bezverkha

Feb 26, 2019

Все больше государств в мире признают медицинские качества каннабиса. Вследствие этих процессов Всемирная Организация здравоохранения (ВООЗ) призвала международную общественность пересмотреть…