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Paraguay’s Indigenous Communities Suffering Amid Cannabis Conflict

Feb 20, 2017

The illegality of Paraguay’s cannabis trade is fuelling violence in the country, with indigenous communities facing some of the worst…

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Racial Profiling and “Brutal” Policing in Hamburg’s Drug Crackdown

Niobe Osius

Feb 17, 2017

Discriminatory and heavy-handed drug policing is prompting mounting criticism in the German city of Hamburg. Authorities in Hamburg have been…

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Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives

Talking Drugs

Feb 7, 2017

Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…

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Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 6, 2017

The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal…

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Discriminatory Drug Testing in South Korea

Talking Drugs

Feb 3, 2017

The continued implementation of a discriminatory South Korean drug policy is perpetuating long-standing misconceptions about Westerners’ involvement in illegal activity.…

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Cyprus Set to Provide Cannabis Oil to Cancer Patients

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 1, 2017

Cyprus’ health minister has announced that cannabis oil will be provided to people suffering from advanced stages of cancer. The…

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What do the French Presidential Candidates Think about Cannabis?

Avinash Tharoor

Jan 31, 2017

(En Français) (En Español) The five leading candidates in the upcoming French presidential election, who hail from across the political spectrum,…

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Tunisia Lawmakers Reconsidering “Draconian” Drug Law

Niobe Osius

Jan 26, 2017

As the Tunisian parliament considers a legislative revision to the country’s notoriously strict drug law, human rights organisations are urging…

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Legal Loophole Allowing for Low-THC Cannabis Sale in Switzerland

Niobe Osius

Jan 23, 2017

A legal form of cannabis, C-Pure, is being bought, sold, and consumed in Switzerland due to an inadvertent legislative loophole…

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Georgia Court Rules in Favour of Cannabis Possession, but Will it Make a Difference?

Avinash Tharoor

Jan 16, 2017

A court in Georgia has ruled that people must not be imprisoned for possessing cannabis for personal use; however, it…

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Новый Генпрокурор Джефф Сешнз – угроза для индустрии каннабиса в США

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jan 13, 2017

Новый Президент США Дональд Трамп выдвинул сенатора-республиканца Джеффа Сешнза на пост Генерального Прокурора США еще в ноябре 2016 года. 10…

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Быть или не быть медицинской марихуане в Украине?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jan 9, 2017

В Украине могут на законодательном уровне разрешить использование марихуаны для научных исследований и лечения. Соответствующий законопроект был зарегистрирован в Парламенте…