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Аня Саранг: “Люди в России начинают понимать, что репрессивную наркополитику нужно менять”

May 19, 2017

В мае этого года в пригороде Амстердама редактору русскоязычной страницы портала TalkingDrugs удалось пообщаться с Аней Саранг, российской активисткой, руководительницей…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

From Japan to Hungary: Harm Reduction in Politically Challenging Environments

Avinash Tharoor

May 16, 2017

The 25th Harm Reduction International conference took place in Montreal in mid-May, and many attendees discussed the unique challenges that…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Punitive Drug Policies Fuel Human Rights Abuses

Niamh Eastwood

May 12, 2017

In December 2016 five year old Francis Mañosca was shot dead by masked gunmen in Manila. His death is a…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

Treat Drug Use as Health Issue, Says President of Irish Pharmacy Union

Avinash Tharoor

May 8, 2017

People with problematic drug use should be provided with care and treatment, rather than being criminalised, said Daragh Connolly, the…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

A Small Case in Spain Is a Big Victory for Smarter Drug Policy

Talking Drugs

May 4, 2017

The legal approach to coca has been one of the most challenging topics in the current international drug control system,…

Drug Policy

The Hypocritical Politicians Who Have Used Drugs but Perpetuate Prohibition

Avinash Tharoor

May 4, 2017

In 2010, Release launched a deck of playing cards featuring politicians who perpetuate prohibitionist drug policies despite having admitted to prior…

Cannabis Drug Policy

The Russian People’s Initiative Against Strict Drug Law, Article 228

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 2, 2017

Russia has – per capita – the highest number of people imprisoned for drug crimes in Europe, most of whom…

Drug Policy

Tunisia Parliament Approves Slight Deviation from Repressive Drug Laws

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 28, 2017

The Parliament of Tunisia has adopted an amendment to the national drug legislation which is set to reduce the number…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Could Switzerland Become the First European Country to Legally Regulate Cannabis?

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 26, 2017

Nine years after a Swiss referendum failed to gain public approval for cannabis legalisation, a campaign group has reignited the…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

The Success of Italy’s Community-Based Approach to Naloxone

Talking Drugs

Apr 21, 2017

The provision of naloxone by community-based harm reduction services, as takes place in Italy, is highly important for reducing the…

Drug Policy

228: Российская народная инициатива против “народной” статьи

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 20, 2017

Статьи 228 и 228.1 Уголовного кодекса России не зря называют народными – в стране на 100 000 жителей самый высокий…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Откроют ли в Украине первый в регионе центр конопляной терапии?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 14, 2017

Мэр небольшого украинского города Глухова Мишель Терещенко анонсировал открытие центра конопляной терапии. Такой центр станет первым не только в Украине,…