California legalised medical marijuana in 1996, and in this November, Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia will decide whether they should follow the drug policies in Washington State and Colorado - to legalise recreational marijuana.
In his speech, President Obasanjo called for the decriminalisation of people who use drugs and the need to ensure better access to harm reduction and treatment.
Professor Jeffrey Lazarus talks about the challenges we face to combat hepatitis in Europe and he calls on the community to share wisdom and experience.
Experts addressed the security and organised crime implications, the effectiveness of supply-side policies, as well as mass incarceration and public health.
Obama intends to nominate Vanita Gupta to lead the civil rights division of the Justice Department; she has been a strong supporter of marijuana decriminalisation and outright legalisation by states.
The current trend is already going to a better allocation of repressive and sanitary approaches, aided by a judicial reform and budgetary recast for a rebalancing of powers and better support for drug users.
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