TalkingDrugs news from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [December 2020 – January 2021]
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In December 2020, Russia adopted a new strategy of state drug policy until 2030. It also introduced new fines for…
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In Brazil, Bolsonaro Continues to Pump Blood to the War on Drugs
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A few days after voting against the rescheduling of cannabis at the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs in December 2020,…
Russia: A New Drug Policy in Action
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In November 2020, a new strategy of state anti-drug policy until 2030 was approved in Russia by Presidential Decree. The…
Revealing Trends in Russia’s Dark-Web Drug Markets
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Heroin use became widespread in Russia in the late 1990s, amid the opening of international borders and social upheaval and…
Revealing Trends in Russia’s Dark-Web Drug Markets
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Heroin use became widespread in Russia in the late 1990s, amid the opening of international borders and social upheaval and…
Thailand: Medical Cannabis is Legal. But Not Certain
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The medical cannabis industry in Thailand is growing slowly and tentatively, but the potential is huge. Over the past few…
Shocking, Disturbing, Preventable: Drug-related Deaths in Scotland Rise Again
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A year and a half after the SNP government declared a public health emergency to tackle drug deaths in Scotland, figures…
Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Ноябрь 2020]
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1. В ноябре-декабре 2020 года московские художники проводят аукцион-марафон современного искусства «Выручай!» в поддержку заключенных и осужденных по делам о…
Oregon Just Decriminalised All Drugs – Here’s Why Voters Passed This Groundbreaking Reform
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Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020.…
Worldwide COVID-19 Decarceration: A Lost Opportunity
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COVID-19 has impacted us all, but people who are incarcerated have been among the hardest hit. Calls for large-scale releases…
Выручай! Российские художники помогают заключенным
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В России тюремный мир кажется особенно угрюмым. Возможно, причина в географическом расположении наших мест лишения свободы – страна у нас…
Five Years Ago, White Families Called For A ‘Gentler War On Drugs.’ Did We Get One?
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Today [October 30] marks five years since the New York Times published its front-page article proclaiming “In heroin crisis, white families seek a…