International Women’s Day: Uphold the Rights of Women Who Use Drugs
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On International Women’s Day 2019, the Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) wishes to highlight the lack of balance…
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Greek Parliament Approves Drug Consumption Rooms
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The Greek Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed the opening of drug consumption rooms (DCRs) – facilities that save lives and reduce…
Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [февраль 2019]
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(in English) 1. Статья “Карательная реабилитация”, написанная Александром Дельфиновым для российского интернет-издания “Батенька” (Рус.) изучает корни стигмы по отношению к…
TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [February 2019]
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(На русском) 1. The article “Punitive Rehabilitation” by Aleksandr Delphinov, published on Russian web-portal “Batenka” (Rus) touches upon the…
Portugal Rejects Recreational Cannabis, as Medical Becomes Legal
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The Portuguese parliament has rejected two proposals to legalise the cultivation and sale of cannabis for recreational purposes. The first…
Canada Drug Experts Want Regulated Heroin Supply to Cut Overdoses
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An influential drug expert group in western Canada has proposed allowing people to access a legally regulated heroin supply, in…
Democratic 2020 Candidates on Cannabis and Other Drug Policy
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The push for drug policy reform, particularly cannabis legalisation, has become increasingly popular on the US left since the 2016…
Trump “Most Excited” About China Executing People for Selling Fentanyl
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President Trump has lauded the use of the death penalty for people convicted of drug offences, and claims to have…
Ольга Беляева: “Новые психоактивные вещества – прямое последствие репрессивной наркополитики”
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Оля, ты как координатор адвокационной деятельности силами сообщества в ЕАСВ много общаешься с активистами в разных странах. Можешь поделиться своими…
World Health Organisation: Recognise Medical Use of Cannabis
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As more countries continue to recognise the medical benefits of cannabis, the leading UN agency for international public health has…
Cannabis in Small Commonwealth States: Turning a New Leaf?
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From the Caribbean to Europe to Africa, more and more Commonwealth countries are moving away from punitive policies towards cannabis…
The US Approach to the Overdose Crisis is Failing Women
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The overdose crisis continues to ravage the United States, but its egregious, multi-faceted impact upon women is not getting the…