The Vietnamese National Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of abolishing the death penalty for the seven crimes, including drug possession and drug appropriation.
Macedonia’s health ministry is “seriously listening” to medical marijuana experts about potentially legalising medical marijuana for seriously ill patients.
Even though these often remain in prison for a shorter period of time this is very disruptive and dangerous to the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable families.
The West African Commission on Drugs visits Nigeria to share recent findings on how to prevent a harmful drug criminalisation approach with governmental bodies and civil societies groups.
The Indonesian Drug Users Network together with Drug Reporter produced a short documentary film on the harmful effects that the renewed national war on drugs has on the Indonesian population and particularly on vulnerable groups.
As the West African Commission on Drugs, IDPC and other organisations present recommendations for a movement away from drug criminalisation in African countries, campaigners are pressuring the government of Sierra Leone to implement changes in their drug policies.
The Association of Netherlands Municipalities published a new report highlighting the problem of unregulated black market cannabis production and calling for the government to introduce a system of cultivation licensing to satisfy for the coffee shop demands.