Apesar de serem mais afetadas pelas políticas punitivas, as mulheres privada de liberdade por delitos relacionados a drogas muito raramente representam uma verdadeira ameaça para a sociedade.
As 5 US states prepare to vote on cannabis legalisation, The Drug Policy Alliance looks at the effects of legalisation in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. The report finds a dramatic decrease in marijuana arrests and convictions, as well as increased tax revenues.
Current drug policies in Myanmar focus heavily on repression and criminalisation. However, the majority of arrests impact small time users whilst the traffickers slip through the net. TNI recommends that evidence-based policy become accepted by enforcement officials and by the community at large.
TNI discuss the options for Paraguay and its current and future relationship with cannabis. Will corruption, money laundering and illicit trafficking continue to grow or can legal regulation prevail?
This report offers an overview of the initiatives undertaken by the TB/HIV Care Association around policy, advocacy and human rights promotion targeting key vulnerable populations.
