The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, yesterday asked inspectors of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) of the United Nations to support his petition to decriminalize coca leaf chewing or "akulliku" but acknowledged that he failed to convince everyone.
The new provision simplifies the procedures for amending the lists with controlled substances: from now on it will be easier to criminalize a new substance, once identified.
The new centre will service 12 Aboriginal people between the ages of 15 and 20, and has been specially designed to be more culturally welcoming for Aboriginal youths.
Opium production in Myanmar increased for the fifth consecutive year in 2011, while its price skyrocketed nearly 50 percent, United Nations officials declare.
YODA Europe is a new network of students and young people across Europe working to promote drug policies based on evidence and human rights. Get involved now!
Last week, Nobel laureates from Poland - Wislawa Szymborska and Lech Walesa called for change in the field of drug policy. The report made by the Global Commission on Drug Policy inspired the former President of Poland - Aleksander Kwaśniewski - to sign a letter with a statement that the global drug war has failed and the time for decriminalization, treatment and prevention has come.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, the US Ambassador for Colombia said: "the issue presented itself several times in the last 20, 30 years, and it is now a question that is on the table, and what is always important in political debates is to analyze the options present."
The International Working Group is made up of young activists from around the world and provides leadership, direction and implements a variety of Youth RISE projects in their respective countries and regions.
An amendment on illegal narcotics possession law allows prosecutors to bypass courts in line with a “treat, not punish” approach to drug use.
The goal of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is to produce and advance constructive drug policy recommendations to all levels of government through collaboration with communities across Canada.