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13th US National Harm Reduction Conference

13 - 16 October 2022

San Juan, Puerto Rico

The 2022 National Harm Reduction Conference comes at a time when harm reduction, health care, and drug policy reform have entered a dynamic and critical phase.

Events 23 February 2022

People who use drugs. Recognition and engage in the HIV response in Latin America

20 January 2022

Online

Webinar on the implementation of the GIPA principle with people who use drugs in the HIV response in the region and their representation in political and technical decision-making spaces, based on the results of the Technical Assistance of the Global Fund CRG carried out by LANPUD

Events 11 January 2022

Inclusion and participation of people who use drugs in Global Fund processes: Report of findings from a Global Fund Community, Rights and Gender short-term technical assistance project

Shirley-Beavan et al. document challenges faced by people who use drugs in Latin America to be recognised as key stakeholders in Global Fund processes in the region and ways forward.

Publications December 14, 2021

Criminalised and incarcerated in Latin America: How the “drug war” drives the region’s prison crisis

7 September 2021 10:30-12:00

Online (time zone: EDT)

Please join WOLA for this webinar series examining the consequences of prohibition and the drug war for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Events 2 September 2021

To support indigenous rights in Latin America, decolonise drug policies

Latin American elites were instrumental in translating harmful and colonial drug laws into domestic legislation.

News Alerts August 13, 2021

Civil society statement to the 69th session of CICAD: Drug policy reform must be back on the agenda

Civil society organisations call on CICAD to reclaim leadership in fostering hemispheric debates on the effectiveness and direction of drug policy.

News Alerts August 7, 2021

A sustainable future for cannabis farmers ‘alternative development’ opportunities in the legal cannabis market

TNI argues in favour of prioritising the participation of small farmers to advance sustainable and equitable markets.

Publications April 17, 2021

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines traditional cannabis cultivators make international appeal for support while calling for equal attention

Traditional cannabis farmers urge national and international authorities and partners to support their recovery in the wake of the humanitarian disaster in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

News Alerts April 15, 2021

The emerging cannabis industry in the Caribbean and a place for small-scale traditional farmers

FTCWG aims to contribute to the debate on finding sustainable and realistic solutions to the challenges posed by the developing cannabis industry.

Publications October 30, 2020

Asia's prisons are filling up with women. Many are victims of the war on drugs

CNN

Thumbnail: International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

Coverage October 5, 2020

WHO cannabis rescheduling and its relevance for the Caribbean

IDPC, TNI and the ICCR analyse the recommendations highlighting their historical context and their implications for Caribbean countries.

Publications August 13, 2020

Jamaica: Growers association calls ganja industry a failed experiment

The Ganja Growers and Producers Association says the industry was not designed with a ground-up approach and that regulations are unworkable, restrictive and draconian.

News Alerts June 19, 2020

Ganja licensing in Jamaica: Learning lessons and setting standards

The ICCR offers insights on the development, impact and shortcomings of Jamaica's reforms to the cannabis market.

Publications April 24, 2020

Q&A: Putting U.S. counterdrug operations in the Caribbean in context

Recent announcements respond to geopolitical posturing and could backfire dramatically.

News Alerts April 20, 2020

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

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