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Приход к власти правых партий в Словакии и Австрии – препятствие для либерализации наркополитики

Avinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha

Mar 9, 2018

В конце февраля 2018 года законодательная инициатива Словацкого Министерства юстиции о декриминализации личного употребления наркотиков была снята с рассмотрения из-за…

Coca & Cocaine Other Drugs

Wastewater Analysis Reveals European Cities Using Most Cocaine, MDMA

Avinash Tharoor

Mar 7, 2018

The results of a new wastewater study show a considerable regional variation in drug use across Europe. On March 7,…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Portugal’s Largest Political Party Endorses Cannabis Legalisation

Avinash Tharoor

Mar 5, 2018

The Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest party in the Portuguese Parliament, has endorsed the legal regulation of cannabis. TalkingDrugs…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Greek Parliament Passes Bill to Regulate Medical Cannabis Production

Avinash Tharoor

Mar 2, 2018

Legislators in Greece have approved a bill to regulate medical cannabis cultivation and distribution. On March 1, lawmakers voted in…

Drug Policy

Finland Health Experts Call for Decriminalisation of All Drug Use, Igniting Public Debate

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 27, 2018

Experts from the Finnish government’s leading health agency have called for the decriminalisation of all drug use, igniting a debate…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Four Great Hypocrisies of the UK’s Ban on Medical Cannabis

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 22, 2018

On February 23, the UK Parliament will have its second reading of a bill which – if passed – would…

Drug Policy

Slovakia Drug Decriminalisation Derailed by Nationalist Obstruction, Despite Support from Justice Ministry

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 21, 2018

A proposal by Slovakia’s Ministry of Justice to decriminalise personal drug possession will no longer be considered, following opposition from…

Cannabis Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

Интерактивная карта: что изменилось в глобальной наркополитике в 2017 году

Talking Drugs

Feb 16, 2018

В 2017 году в мировой наркополитике произошло много изменений. В США увеличилось число смертей от употребления опиатов, на Филиппинах продолжилось…

Drug Policy

Three Reasons Why Scientific Advice on Drugs is Ignored

Talking Drugs

Feb 12, 2018

David Nutt, along with many other leading scientists, published a study a few years ago that showed how the overall harms associated…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Медицинский каннабис в Македонии – рост спроса и анализ законодательства

Anonymous

Feb 5, 2018

В феврале 2016 года Македония легализировала употребление марихуаны в медицинских целях, став второй после Хорватии страной на Балканах, поддержавшей доступность…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Portugal MP Calls for Cannabis to be Legalised, Sold at Street Value, to “End Traffickers’ Business”

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 1, 2018

Two Portuguese health experts, including a prominent MP, have called for the introduction of a strictly regulated cannabis trade in…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

Норвегия взяла курс на декриминализацию всех наркотиков

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jan 25, 2018

В декабре 2017 года Парламент Норвегии принял решение давшее старт реформе наркополитики, направленной на отмену уголовной ответственности за хранение наркотиков…