The Regional Council of Tuscany rules to allow patients an easier access to cannabis pharmaceutical products. It is the first legislation to be approved in Italy.
Former president of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski has joined the Global Commission on Drug Policy to help the reform of ineffective and harmful drug laws.
Transform recruits a Latin American Advocacy and Project Manager to lead on the delivery of advocacy and campaigns strategy in Latin America which aims to work collaboratively with allies to support and encourage a coalition of governments calling for the War on Drugs to be replaced with legal...
Youth Organisations for Drug Action (YODA) in cooperation with Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) have asked young people around the world about how current drug policies affect them and their communities, and what they think about them.
The Communications Volunteer will enhance enhance IDPC’s visibility by supporting a comprehensive communication strategy, as well as contribute to the smooth running of the work of the IDPC Secretariat through providing administrative and research support.
Portugal is increasingly suffering from the austerity measures applied to all services provided by the State. Social protection is being reduced across the board, affecting vulnerable populations like drug users the most.
The Senior Policy and Operations Manager will contribute to the strengthening of our secretariat operations and lead on the development of IDPC’s policy and advocacy work with a specific focus on health and HIV issues. Please apply by 5th June 2012!
Call for a UNODC consultant to support the development of a national strategy on drug dependence treatment in Viet Nam. Application deadline is 10 May 2012.
During the 2012 CND, the US Drug Czar discussed the need for national and global drug policy reform to end over-reliance on punishment and focus on prevention and treatment programmes.
In the light of the recent EC statement that seemed to prioritise intensified law enforcement, it will be interesting to see the extent to which the conclusions from official reviews are reflected in the development of the new EU Drug Strategy.
The HCLU is producing seven thematic movies on the seven major costs of the war on drugs. This film features one of them - the promotion of stigma and discrimination.
Latin American leaders have said recently that the West’s "war on drugs" has failed, and a new book from the International Institute for Strategic Studies agrees. At this week’s launch of Drugs, Insecurity and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition, IISS expert and former MI6 deputy director...
Present international drug control policies are deeply-rooted and change will no doubt come slowly. However, as a result of the Cartagena summit, for the first time a meaningful debate on developing and implementing drug control policies that are more humane and effective is underway. The genie...
Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, released the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, the Obama Administration’s primary blueprint for drug policy in the United States.
The government of Colombia pushed on Saturday for the most far-reaching change to policy on drugs since US president Richard Nixon declared war on narcotics four decades ago.
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