The Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, delivering a pointed challenge to the nation’s strict substance abuse laws and adding its weight to the growing debate in Latin America over the costs and consequences of the war against drugs.
The spread of infectious diseases is a serious problem in prison systems worldwide, with prisoners often many times more likely to be living with Tuberculosis, HIV or hepatitis than a person in the broader community.
Drug dealers involved in trafficking that would bring profits of more than 75,000 euros will be sentenced to life imprisonment regardless of the number of people accused, according to a new ruling of the Greek Supreme Court.
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance invites you to register for a 6-months course on harm reduction, particularly focused on HIV and hepatitis C prevention.
The fact that Colombia’s decriminalization law and apparent progressiveness from the current government has not translated into on-the-ground implementation raises questions of how the cultural shift away from criminal justice solutions to the issue can begin.
Criminalising people who use drugs doesn't work, and it harms our society. HCLU congratulates the UN drug agency for having prepared a paper which supports decriminalisation – and encourages the agency to endorse their own report.
The Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of Academic Engagement announces Robin Room as the recipient of its annual Alfred R. Lindesmith Award for Achievement in the Field of Scholarship.
A variety of harm reduction programmes were presented at the international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and resulting documents are now accessible online.
