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1 February 2010

The High Point drug market initiative

The High Point Police Department in High Point, North Carolina has gained attention from the U.S. Department of Justice and police departments, prosecutors, and local governmental officials through a strategic problem solving intervention that has come to be known as the High Point Drug Market Intervention Program (DMI).
27 January 2010

It's lack of balance that makes skunk cannabis do harm

This article argues that the chemical imbalance in street cannabis (skunk) makes it more harmful. If the recreational cannabis market was regulated to ensure a balanced chemical structure in cannabis it would be safer for users.
25 January 2010

Beckley Briefing paper - Drug use: Knowledge, Culture and Context

This paper contributes to recent debates surrounding the improvement of the UN drug control system’s methods of gathering and analyzing data. It critically examines the current predominance of quantitative evidence, arguing for a greater emphasis on the cultural understanding of drug use and more attention to the taken-for-granted assumptions underpinning policies.
25 January 2010

Beckley Briefing paper - What can we learn from Sweden’s drug policy experience?

Sweden’s drug policies have recently attained symbolic status in international policy debates. This paper examines the country’s policies, their effectiveness or otherwise and the historical and cultural context that underpins them. It considers whether these policies should or could be applied in other countries.
25 January 2010

Penalisation of drug possession – institutional action and costs: Poland

This paper is based on the findings of an economic research estimating the financial costs of the penalization of drug possession for personal use in Poland. The research and the report presenting its outcomes (published in December 2009) were done by the Institute for Public Affairs in Poland. The results are very interesting and in times of economic crisis are becoming a powerful tool in the drug policy debate.
25 January 2010

Financial costs of the penalization of drug possession for personal use in Poland

This report contains the findings of an economic research estimating the financial costs of the penalization of drug possession for personal use in Poland. The research and the report presenting its outcomes (published in December 2009) were done by the Institute for Public Affairs in Poland. The results are very interesting and in times of economic crisis are becoming a powerful tool in the drug policy debate.
25 January 2010

Yearly update from Eurasian Harm Reduction Network

Each year the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (ЕHRN) issues a yearly note with a review of events in the sphere of harm reduction that took place in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia.
25 January 2010

Policy Forum: The Beckley Foundation’s Global Cannabis Commission Report

This is a recent article on the Beckley Foundation’s Global Cannabis Commission Report that appeared in Drugs and Alcohol Today. The original report was published in October 2008, and was presented in the House of Lords and at the UN High Level Segment in Vienna in March. It was very well received and has exerted considerable influence since.
25 January 2010

After the War on Drugs: a film from HCLU

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) has produced a documentary featuring Transform's recent publication, 'After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation'.