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2 May 2012
Call for UNODC consultant in Viet Nam

Call for UNODC consultant in Viet Nam

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.
6 May 2012
Portugal's harm reduction services are in danger

Portugal's harm reduction services are in danger

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, including people who use drugs.
13 May 2012
Transform recruits Latin American Advocacy and Project Manager

Transform recruits Latin American Advocacy and Project Manager

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 regulation.
13 May 2012
New movie on the world's youth and drug policy

New movie on the world's youth and drug policy

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.
15 May 2012
Medical cannabis in Italy

Medical cannabis in Italy

The Regional Council of Tuscany ruled in favour of allowing patients an easier access to cannabis pharmaceutical products.
15 May 2012

La Toscana apre alla Canapa medica

La Regione Toscana rompe la cantilena monocorde proibizionista che sembrava aver imbambolato il nostro paese. Approvata a maggioranza la proposta di legge che consente in Toscana l’uso dei farmaci cannabinoidi per combattere il dolore, nelle cure palliative e in alcuni tipi di terapie. Sgherri: “un traguardo di civiltà”.
16 May 2012
Hollande will not go Dutch on cannabis

Hollande will not go Dutch on cannabis

The new president of France, François Hollande, is not likely to change cannabis policies. His choice as Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, is a declared opponent to any reform on cannabis.
20 May 2012
The campaign that will change Brazil’s drug policies

The campaign that will change Brazil’s drug policies

Twenty five candidates, including advertising agencies and communication professionals from all across Brazil, signed up for a competition organized by Viva Rio to select the best idea for a campaign that could change the legislation on drug policies in the country.