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Jamaican gov’t assisting transition of traditional ganja growers to legal industry

The government seeks to demonstrate the legal cannabis industry can offer alternative livelihoods and benefit from the knowledge and expertise of traditional growers.

News Alerts February 28, 2020

Study on institutional capacities for the implementation of alternative development

COPOLAD identifies success factors in the implementation of alternative development in Peru, Paraguay, and Guatemala.

Publications January 2, 2020

66th Regular Session of CICAD

19 - 21 November 2019

Miami, FL, United States

The sixty-sixth regular session of CICAD will be held in Miami, Florida, November 19-21, 2019.

Events 24 September 2019

Barbados government promises Rastafarians 60 acres to grow marijuana

Foreign investors interested in becoming involved in the medical cannabis industry would have to allow Barbadians to own 30% of the business.

News Alerts September 17, 2019

Jamaican ganja export regulations to be finalised September

Jamaica aims to export cannabis products, but US banks anti-drug regulations could pose important barriers.

News Alerts August 19, 2019

Invisible no more: Children of incarcerated parents in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gurises Unidos and CWS surveyed public officials, experts and children of incarcerated parents to offer recommendations on how to ensure their rights are guaranteed.

Publications August 16, 2019

Review of approaches taken in Ireland and in other jurisdictions to simple possession drug offences

This report reviewed approaches taken in Ireland and nine other jurisdictions to simple possession drug offences to identify alternative options and analyse their advantages and disadvantages.

Publications August 7, 2019

INCB planned country visits to the Bahamas, DPR Korea, Jordan, Madagascar, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago & Ukraine

If you know any civil society organisation active in the field of drugs in these countries, please let the VNGOC know as soon as possible, but no later than 16 July 2019.

INCBPost June 21, 2019

Childhood that matters: The impact of drug policy on children of incarcerated parents in Latin America and the Caribbean

The report explores the impact of drug policies on young people with incarcerated caretakers and offers recommendations to reduce related harms.

Publications May 8, 2019

Childhood that matters: The impact of drug policies on children and adolescents with imprisoned mothers and fathers in Latin America and the Caribbean

29 April 2019

Washington DC, United States

The launch event for a study based on fieldwork on the impact on children and adolescents throughout the region.

Events 25 April 2019

Women in prison: The devastating impact of rising incarceration in the Americas

What are the most recent trends regarding women’s incarceration in the Americas? What are the innovative strategies being launched to counter this phenomenon? And how are affected women coming together and organising for reform?

Events January 7, 2019

Exploring new and emerging drug trends and developments in CELAC countries: Joint report from the EMCDDA and COPOLAD workshop on trendspotter methodology

The EMCDDA and COPOLAD report on a recent workshop organised with CELAC countries to assess current trends and developments related to drugs in the region.

Publications December 4, 2018

Antigua and Barbuda set to pass inclusive cannabis regulation law

Adherents of religious bodies will be able to register with domestic authorities to grow over 4 plants and possess over 15 grams for religious purposes.

News Alerts December 4, 2018

Report of the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018 Waiting to Exhale – Safeguarding our Future through Responsible Socio-Legal Policy on Marijuana

The Commission has recommended that CARICOM states remove criminal sanctions and advance towards the legal regulation of cannabis.

Publications August 23, 2018

Months after decriminalising cannabis, Bermuda mulls full legalisation

A government representative said a report with various drug policy proposals is in the making.

News Alerts July 26, 2018

CARICOM heads to consider dismantling marijuana prohibition

Inspired by the Jamaican model, the Regional Marijuana Commission will consider a departure from criminalisation in the Caribbean Community.

News Alerts July 12, 2018

Evidence-based measures are crucial for the drug policies effectiveness

A conference on women and drug policy in Bulgaria concluded that drug policies must account for gender and how women specifically suffer differently surrounding the issues of drugs and the stigma they carry for women.

News Alerts June 22, 2018

Drug courts in the Americas

The Social Science Research Council reviews key findings from regional case studies on drug courts that may be useful to inform debates about these mechanisms and other alternatives to incarceration for low-level drug crimes.

Publications March 21, 2018

Antigua and Barbuda set to decriminalise cannabis, as PM says it is "part of the culture of the country"

Prime Minister Gaston Browne pushes for a bill to be passed so that no adult can be charged for possessing under 10 grams of cannabis.

News Alerts February 16, 2018

European Drugs Agency welcomes Drug Observatories from 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries

One of the aims of the meeting is the dissemination of the produced knowledge so as to implement evidence-based policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

News Alerts November 15, 2017

International Drug Policy Consortium

Caribbean