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Uruguay Cannabis Legalisation Triggers Tsunami of Opinion

Jul 21, 2017

The legal sale of cannabis has begun in selected Uruguayan pharmacies, marking a milestone in global drug policy. Unsurprisingly, there…

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Tanzanian Leaders Pledge Crackdown on Drug Trade, then Raid Village Farms and Imprison Low-Level Offenders

Talking Drugs

Jul 19, 2017

Five months after an intensification of Tanzania's drug war, the harms of prohibition appear to be worsening in a country…

Cannabis Drug Policy

UK Government’s New Drug Strategy is a “Shameful Ignoring of the Evidence”

Alex Stevens

Jul 14, 2017

The government claims that its new drug strategy represents a fresh approach to the challenges posed by illicit drugs. In…

Cannabis Drug Policy

New Zealand Politicians Talk Drug Law Reform as Election Approaches

Talking Drugs

Jul 12, 2017

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

Cannabis Drug Policy

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…

Cannabis Drug Policy

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…

Cannabis Drug Policy

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,…

Cannabis Drug Policy

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…