Interactive Map: Global Drug Policy Developments of 2018
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2018 has seen support for cannabis reform surge around the world, but many countries – including Bangladesh, the Philippines, and…
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Egypt MP Proposes Law to Decriminalise All Drug Use
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An Egyptian MP has proposed a draft law that would decriminalise the personal use of drugs, though the move has…
В ЮАР сделали первые шаги на пути к декриминализации каннабиса
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18 сентября Конституционный Суд ЮАР принял решение о декриминализации хранения и выращивания каннабиса для личного пользования. Такое решение было принято…
South Africa Decriminalises Personal Cannabis Use and Cultivation
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South Africa’s highest court has decriminalised the private possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use. The Constitutional Court ruled…
Expert Group Publish Blueprint for West Africa Drug Decriminalisation
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A distinguished group of health and policy experts have published a “model law” for decriminalising drug possession and reducing the…
Heroin Trade Becoming “Uber-ised” in Mozambique
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Groups trafficking heroin through Mozambique are turning to the gig economy and smartphone apps to coordinate their activity, allowing them…
Africa’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Opens in South Africa
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In a milestone moment, the first legal medical cannabis dispensary in the African continent has opened. The dispensary, which opened…
Report Reveals World’s Most Prolific Executioners for Drug Offences
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At least 33 countries retain the death penalty for drug offences, despite the practice being illegal under international law. A…
Интерактивная карта: что изменилось в глобальной наркополитике в 2017 году
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В 2017 году в мировой наркополитике произошло много изменений. В США увеличилось число смертей от употребления опиатов, на Филиппинах продолжилось…
US Corp Cashes in as Lesotho Becomes the First African Country to Legalise Cannabis Cultivation
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Lesotho has become the first African country to permit the legal cultivation of cannabis – but the production of the…
Rwanda’s New Attempt to Protect Youth from Drugs May Exacerbate Harms Instead
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Senior authorities in Rwanda have called for a stricter approach to drug offences in an ostensible bid to protect young…
Interactive Map: Global Drug Policy Developments of 2017
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2017 has seen a worsening opioid deaths crisis in North America, egregious brutality against people who use drugs in the…