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Brazilian Government’s Selective Blindness to Cannabis Evidence

Jul 29, 2022

The Bolsonaro administration’s hatred and contempt for science are not new, nor is its authoritarian stance against cannabis and other…

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Ukraine took a step towards the legalization of medical cannabis

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jun 30, 2022

On June 14, the National Health Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the new bill 7457 on the…

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Tracing The History of Hallucinogens in China

Fan Pen Li Chen

Jun 6, 2022

Professor Fan Pen Li Chen, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies & Department Chair of East Asian Studies in the State…

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How are Cannabis Cultural and Harm Reduction Practices Created?

Felipe Neis Araujo & Russell Newcombe

Apr 12, 2022

Prohibitionism and the war on drugs are cultural phenomena. They are associated with and bring together notions of ethics, ideologies,…

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The Eternal Pricing Struggle of UK Medical Cannabis Patients

Sarah Foxall

Feb 10, 2022

Despite becoming a legal medication available on prescription in 2018, patients continue to face challenges gaining access to medical cannabis.…

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Another Year Goes By Without The Regulation of Medical Cannabis in Brazil

Felipe Neis Araujo

Dec 20, 2021

Felipe Neis Araujo reflects back on the Brazilian development – or lack thereof – around the provision of medical cannabis.…

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TalkingDrugs News from Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region [September-October 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 17, 2021

1. In Orenburg Russia, on October 15, representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service entered two Russian human rights defenders’…

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TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [September-October 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 8, 2021

On October 15, in Orenburg, Russia, FSB officers came to the home of two human rights activists – the head…

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An Insight into Colombia’s Drug Policy

Mauro Echeverría

Oct 22, 2021

This is the first article of Mauro Echeverria’s “The Great Colombia: A Drug Policy Profile of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador”…

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Even in a Year of Massive Reforms, Racist Myths Pervade the Drug Policy Debate

Michael L. Rosino

Oct 18, 2021

The war on drugs is deeply unpopular. 2021 looks to continue to be a pivotal year for reform. Nineteen…

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Ecuador Takes Giant Steps Towards Cannabis Legalisation

Mauro Echeverría

Sep 8, 2021

In December 2020, the Ecuadorian Assembly approved the medicinal use of cannabis in Ecuador, a milestone for a conservative society.…

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Big Pharma Seizes Brazilian Market While Medical Cannabis Bill is Stalled

Felipe Neis Araujo

Sep 1, 2021

On 8 June, after five long years, the Special Commission of the Brazilian Lower House of Parliament gathered to discuss…