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19 October 2012
The Caravan for Peace ends its journey

The Caravan for Peace ends its journey

Javier Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity finished its month-long trek across the United States on, in Washington DC on September 12th. During the final leg of the trip, the caravan was joined by various drug policy groups and supporters, including the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), Drug Policy Alliance, Latin American Working Group, Global Exchange and many others.
19 October 2012
Canadian government sued over needle exchanges in prison

Canadian government sued over needle exchanges in prison

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), CATIE, the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) and Steven Simons, a former federal prisoner, launched a lawsuit against the Government of Canada on September 25th over its failure to protect the health of people in prison.
19 October 2012
Marijuana law changes on the presidential election ballot

Marijuana law changes on the presidential election ballot

Marijuana legalization ballot initiatives in Washington, Oregon and Colorado are gaining momentum as the presidential election nears. Recent polls of prospective voters shows 57% support in Washington, 37% support in Oregon (with 22% undecided), and 51% support in Colorado, respectively.
19 October 2012
British Columbian municipalities support marijuana law reform

British Columbian municipalities support marijuana law reform

At this year’s annual Union of British Columbian Municipalities convention on September 26th passed a resolution calling on the government to decriminalize marijuana and research its regulation and taxation. The motion supports the decriminalization of marijuana and pushes higher levels of government to research legalization and taxation.
19 October 2012
Malaysian mosque halts facility for drug addicts

Malaysian mosque halts facility for drug addicts

Two years after it started, the Ar-Rahman Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, cited by the World Health Organisation as the first mosque in the world with a methadone clinic, has halted its programme for rehabilitating drug addicts.
19 October 2012
Exploring an alternative drug response in Nigeria

Exploring an alternative drug response in Nigeria

Youth RISE had a busy few weeks in Nigeria in September engaging with government agencies, local civil society organisations and the drug user community to continue and strengthen our work in the region.
19 October 2012
Supporting youth programming in Indonesia

Supporting youth programming in Indonesia

The Rumah Cemara Youth Program is initiated to address some of these issues, and will provide information and support to young people who use drugs in a non-judgemental environment with high participation of the young people in the program.