Argentina Medical Cannabis Law Approved, but Not Without Criticism
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The Argentine Senate has voted unanimously to legalise cannabis oil and other marijuana derivatives for medical purposes, despite some criticism…
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Las Flacas: The Growing Role of Women in Mexican Drug Violence
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Details are continuing to emerge about a secretive group of women in Mexico, allegedly involved in drug trafficking and extreme…
My People Are Dying: Rollback of US Medicaid Expansion Could Mean the End of Life-Saving Treatment for Far Too Many
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It has been only three weeks since Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled the American Health Care Act, legislation that repeals portions…
US Set to Allow Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
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The US is set to remove restrictions on state-mandated drug testing for people who seek unemployment benefits, despite evidence suggesting…
More Education, Less Indoctrination: the Improved US Approach to Drug Use
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The US government’s approach to drug education has come a long way since the days of “Just Say No”, but…
Paraguay’s Indigenous Communities Suffering Amid Cannabis Conflict
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The illegality of Paraguay’s cannabis trade is fuelling violence in the country, with indigenous communities facing some of the worst…
New São Paulo Mayor Scaling Down Successful Harm Reduction Programme
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A programme providing housing and employment to people with problematic crack cocaine use in São Paulo will be scaled down over the…
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
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Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…
Bolivian Government Proposes Increasing Land for Legal Coca Cultivation
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The Bolivian government plans to expand the legal production of coca leaves, the raw material from which cocaine is produced,…
В Канаде внедряют либеральную стратегию снижения вреда
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Власти Оттавы готовятся установить автоматы для выдачи инструментария для употребления наркотиков как часть внедрения общенациональной стратегии снижения вреда в Канаде.…
Harm Reduction Vending Machines Set to Be Canada’s Next Public Health Measure
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Authorities in the city of Ottawa plan to install machines that dispense equipment for safer drug use, as harm reduction…
Новый Генпрокурор Джефф Сешнз – угроза для индустрии каннабиса в США
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Новый Президент США Дональд Трамп выдвинул сенатора-республиканца Джеффа Сешнза на пост Генерального Прокурора США еще в ноябре 2016 года. 10…