L’Equateur est entré dans une nouvelle ère concernant sa législation et sa politique des drogues. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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Ecuador has entered a new era in drug policy and legislation.

Twenty-five years after the last major legal reform, brought about by the famed Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Law (

Ley de Sustancias Estupefacientes y Psicotrópicas

, Law 108), which took effect on September 17, 1990, the National Assembly is about to debate—for the second and final time—the draft Law on Prevention of Drugs and Use or Consumption of Substances Classified as Subject to Oversight (

Ley de Prevención de Drogas y Uso y Consumo de Sustancias Catalogadas Sujetas a Fiscalización

This legislation would complete seven significant steps in drug policy under the administration of President Rafael Correa. To understand the nature of the new draft legislation, it is important to examine it in light of Ecuador’s current drug policy.

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Les sept étapes d’une réforme de la politique des drogues en Equateur

Cette campagne vise à réduire les infections et les morts par overdose, éliminer le problème des aiguilles jetées, et traiter la dépendance envers les drogues. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

Sharing of injecting equipment by people who use drugs leads to infections, such as Hepatitis C or HIV. Discarded needles on the streets are not welcomed by people who live in the area. The solution does not lie in the hands of the police – arresting people who use drugs does not reduce the number of drug users, but pushes them to use in a more risky way, and to discard their needles as soon as possible. The old ways of fighting drug problems don’t work. This is a campaign to find new solutions – to provide room for change.

If we create rooms where drug users can use their drugs with sterile equipment in a supervised environment, we can reduce the risk of overdoses and infections and we can reduce nuisance and drug litter on our streets! The Room for Change campaign aims to promote pragmatic solutions to drug problems - please scroll down to find more information about problems and real solutions that have proved effective in many big cities of the world! If you agree that punishment is not the real solution, please sign this petition!

« Espace pour le changement » : Punir n’est pas la solution.

« Aujourd’hui est un jour important pour attirer notre attention sur la menace de la production, du trafic et de la consommation de drogues illicites. Une action robuste est nécessaire pour renforcer les systèmes de justice pénale, briser les réseaux criminels qui se servent de la misère et de la souffrance, et pour encourager les réponses fondées sur la santé et les droits humains ». Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

Today is an important day for focusing on the threat of the production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs. Robust action is needed to strengthen criminal justice systems, break-up the criminal networks who deal in misery and suffering, and to nurture health and human rights-based responses.

People also endure unbelievable pain due to a lack of controlled medications for medical purposes. Measures must be taken to ensure that people across the globe can access pain relief where necessary. We must also do everything to promote greater understanding of drug use as a social and health condition that calls for, like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, sustained prevention, treatment and care.

Science and evidence-based practices must prevail in the delivery of prevention and treatment of drug use. These approaches are the foundation for all our efforts. With nearly 200,000 drug-related deaths and with 1.65 million infected with HIV in 2013, access to evidence based prevention and treatment can sometimes be the difference between life and death.

At present, only one in six people who use drugs globally has access to treatment. Women face numerous barriers to treatment-while one in three drug users globally are women, only one in five drug users in treatment are women.

Africa, particularly West and East Africa, also remains vulnerable to the trafficking and the consumption of illicit drugs. These trends are part of organized crime's attack on the security, health and development of an already-fragile region. The nexus of organized crime and terrorism-including the apparent role of drug trafficking-is a serious threat. Opium cultivation in Afghanistan remains a formidable challenge, as is the production of cocaine in Latin America.

UNODC's own work shows that the balanced approach of confronting drug supply and drug demand is fundamental. Alternative development for farmers who cultivate illicit crops also has a major role. Alternative development promotes environmental protection, supports communities affected by other forms of crime, including wildlife and forest crime, and empowers women.

Countries must also work hard to protect the promise of future generations. Young people should be encouraged to undertake new initiatives that can develop aspirations and opportunities, as well as dignity.

The UN General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem, to be held in April 2016, can assist in the exchanges of ideas and lessons learned, and will do much to help achieve the goals set out in the Political Declaration and Plan of Action by 2019.

On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and ahead of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development, it is important to remember that illicit drugs undermine the environment, security and development. Countering their impact using a balanced and human rights based approach is vital to protect and promote the health and welfare of humankind.

Déclaration de M. Yury Fedotov, Directeur Exécutif de l’ONUDC pour la Journée Internationale contre l’Abus et le Trafic de Drogues

Vancouver a approuvé de nouvelles règles pour autoriser et réguler les magasins illégaux de marijuana, faisant de cette ville la première du Canada à tenter de contrôler ce marché en pleine expansion – entrant ainsi en conflit avec le gouvernement fédéral du pays. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

City council approved regulations to set zoning controls and licence fees for Vancouver’s many pot shops, a boom that’s come amid a haze of legal ambiguity.

Vancouver has approved new rules to license and regulate illegal marijuana stores, making it the first city in Canada to attempt to control the burgeoning market – and setting it on a collision course with the country’s federal government.

After four days of public hearings, the city council approved regulations that will set zoning controls and hefty licence fees for Vancouver’s many pot shops: the city of 600,000 is thought to have more marijuana stores than its 109 Starbucks locations.

Neon green cannabis leafs have sprouted in shop windows across the city, and many shops employ in-house “naturopaths” available for quasi-medical consultations.

The boom has come amid a haze of legal ambiguity: the supreme court has forced the Canadian government to allow access to medical marijuana for those with prescriptions, but it remains illegal to sell pot products from a retail storefront. Meanwhile, the Vancouver police department has stated that a crackdown on pot shops is not a priority for them.

In an attempt to resolve the contradiction, the council launched public consultations on regulation in April.

The proposal prompted a furious attack from Ottawa. Federal health minister Rona Ambrose wrote to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson suggesting that any attempt to regulate the pot shops would mean legitimizing an illegal activity. She called on council to reject the proposal and close the stores down.

Vancouver councilor Geoff Meggs said Ambrose’s comments showed that she was “completely out of touch with the realities on the ground.”

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Les sept étapes d’une réforme de la politique des drogues en Equateur

« Espace pour le changement » : Punir n’est pas la solution.

Déclaration de M. Yury Fedotov, Directeur Exécutif de l’ONUDC pour la Journée Internationale contre l’Abus et le Trafic de Drogues

Vancouver devient la première ville canadienne à règlementer le marché grandissant de marijuana