With Seeds Planted, Cannabis Sales in Uruguay Could Start in Late 2016
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Uruguay’s deliberate, cautious implementation of its cannabis law has turned a new page: the seeds of the crop that will…
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Tackling Overdose Deaths: It’s Time for the UK to Introduce Good Samaritan Laws
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While other jurisdictions have begun implementing Good Samaritan laws, allowing those at the scene of a drug overdose to contact…
Guatemala’s New President Turns Country Away From Talk of Drug Policy Reform
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While talk of drug policy reform grows in Latin America, Guatemala’s new president has emphasized "zero tolerance" policy in a…
Moving Forward by Changing the Narrative on Drug Use
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On Friday February 12, 2016, I presented to the UCC Journalism Society on a subject that I am passionate about.…
In Georgia, Living Proof That Harsh Punishments Don’t Stop Drug Use
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In the Republic of Georgia, there is one crime that is punishable with more prison time than rape or even…
Civil Society Urges EU Leadership on Drug Policy Ahead of UNGASS
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The Budapest Group is a network of European NGOs working in the field of drug policy reform, including Harm Reduction…
What Happened to Brazil’s Ruling on Drug Decriminalization?
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Despite news last year suggesting Brazil's Supreme Court would rule imminently on whether the country should decriminalize low-level possession and…
UK Ban on Poppers Could Have Disastrous Health Consequences for MSM
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As the myopic Psychoactive Substances Bill nears being waved through Parliament and into law, the future of alkyl nitrites —…
Outlook Bleak for UK Drug Policy in 2016
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I wish that I could say it was an exciting time to work in the drugs field, but sadly when…
Norway’s Largest HIV Organization Ignores UN Recommendations on Drug Decriminalization
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In the face of clear recommendations from both UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that drug use should be…
What We Did Right in Drug Policy During 2015
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The tremendous costs of the current drug control regime are by now obvious. The past few decades have seen hundreds…