For Washington and the UN drug control bureaucracy, the extent to which the ongoing drug-control reforms across the Americas are pushing the boundaries of the global legal framework laid down in three UN drug-control conventions has become a delicate issue.
While the insurgency steals the headlines, a separate and growing problem remains "under the radar" in Thailand's South; the number of injecting drug users (IDU) is on the rise and their rights and quality of life are being eroded.
Around the world, many countries are using the UN's position to justify the excessive criminalisation of drug users, and Canada is no exception – it is time the country reviews its drug policy.
The Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) called to provide universal access to healthcare services and to protect human rights of people who use drugs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the medical evidence surrounding the safety and effectiveness of marijuana, a process that could lead to rescheduling of this drug.
The New York NGO Committee on Drugs (“NYNGOC”) announces the election of the following new members of the Executive Committee at its Annual General Meeting held June 20, 2014.
A coalition of medical and drug experts is calling for a second supervised injecting centre to be opened in Sydney, after a spike in overdoses from heroin and similar drugs.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy has launched the campaign, “Hey, We Need to Talk About Drugs”, a series of advertisements addressing key facts and recommendations around the failure of the war on drugs.
Lured by easy money, an escape from poverty or family pressure, thousands of women are locked up for drug offences in Thailand, which has one of the world's highest rates of female imprisonment.
Former President of Switzerland, Ruth Dreifuss, and former President of the Portuguese Republic, Jorge Sampaio, call for nations to set up a new international drug strategy for the twenty-first century.