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New Zealand Politicians Talk Drug Law Reform as Election Approaches

Jul 12, 2017

As New Zealand’s general election draws closer, some of the parliamentary candidates have been discussing drug policy; while they may…

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US Workplace Drug Testing for Cannabis Under Mounting Pressure

Talking Drugs

Jul 6, 2017

A recent Superior Court decision in the US state of Rhode Island has calling into question employers’ rights to enforce…

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Catalonia Legalises Cannabis Cultivation and Distribution

Avinash Tharoor

Jun 29, 2017

The Parliament of Catalonia has approved the creation of a legal framework for regulating the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Правительство Франции готово декриминализировать хранение каннабиса

Avinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha

May 31, 2017

Новый Министр внутренних дел Франции заявил, что с сентября 2017 года будет упразднено уголовное наказание за хранение каннабиса для личного…

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UK General Election 2017: Drug Policies of the Main Parties

Avinash Tharoor

May 31, 2017

As the UK’s General Election looms, we take a look at manifesto pledges and public statements relating to drug policy…

Cannabis Drug Policy

France to Decriminalise Cannabis Possession within Months, Interior Minister Says

Avinash Tharoor

May 25, 2017

France’s newly-appointed interior minister has said that personal cannabis possession may no longer be prosecuted from as soon as September,…

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Украинские активисты требуют декриминализировать потребителей марихуаны

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 25, 2017

20 мая украинские активисты общественного движения “Объективная реальность” провели уличную акцию перед зданием Правительства с требованием реформировать украинское законодательство касательно…

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How the World Gets Stoned: Cannabis Findings from the Global Drugs Survey

Avinash Tharoor

May 25, 2017

The newly-published results of an international survey has given a glimpse into how people around the world consume cannabis. The…

Cannabis Drug Policy

The Russian People’s Initiative Against Strict Drug Law, Article 228

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 2, 2017

Russia has – per capita – the highest number of people imprisoned for drug crimes in Europe, most of whom…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Could Switzerland Become the First European Country to Legally Regulate Cannabis?

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 26, 2017

Nine years after a Swiss referendum failed to gain public approval for cannabis legalisation, a campaign group has reignited the…

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Report: Global Drug Trafficking Market Worth Half a Trillion Dollars

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 21, 2017

A new report has revealed astounding estimates of the global illegal drug trade’s scale, and has detailed a variety of…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Откроют ли в Украине первый в регионе центр конопляной терапии?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 14, 2017

Мэр небольшого украинского города Глухова Мишель Терещенко анонсировал открытие центра конопляной терапии. Такой центр станет первым не только в Украине,…