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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

The 2nd COPOLAD Annual Conference gathers 60 countries and international organisations in Argentina

The conference brought together an array of international policy makers to focus on two primary issues; the growing significance of the internet as a platform for illicit drug transactions and the increasing use of synthetic drugs.

News Alerts June 28, 2017

St Kitts-Nevis to launch cannabis decriminalisation dialogue

The St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister is ready for open dialogue on cannabis decriminalisation as calls from members of the public, particularly from the Rastafarian community, continue to grow.

News Alerts May 4, 2017

Cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean: From punishment to regulation

TNI provide an overview of cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean - examining legal status, cannabis movements and regulation of medical cannabis.

Publications March 30, 2017

The implementation of medical ganja in Jamaica

Farmers in Jamaica are struggling to engage with the nation’s new medical cannabis (or ‘ganja’) scheme, according to a new study.

News Alerts March 21, 2017

Summary VI Latin American and I Caribbean Conference on Drug Policy

The conference favoured the exchange of information and the strengthening of networks between activists, civil servants and representatives from international organisations.

News Alerts November 3, 2016

A lot has happened and a lot has not happened

Vicki Hanson examines Jamaican cannabis legalisation and demystifyies the changes

News Alerts October 21, 2016

Regional drugs response reflects global policies

As the realisation that the war on drugs has not achieved the desired results dawns on the Caribbean, the focus shifts towards innovative, novel policy.

News Alerts October 11, 2016

Is the ‘war on drugs’ destroying women’s lives?

This video produced by openDemocracy and CELS presents the problems related to the imprisonment of women for drug offences in Latin America.

News Alerts June 7, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago mulling decriminalising ganja

The country's Attorney General suggested a review of the evidence is currently underway.

News Alerts May 17, 2016

Cannabis and the conventions: UNGASS and beyond

In this video, Uruguayan and Jamaican government officials join civil society organisations in explaining recent developments in drug policies at the UNGASS 2016.

News Alerts May 11, 2016

International Drug Policy Consortium

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