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Cannabis legalisation in Malta will allow regulated associations and home growing of plants

The regulation of cooperatives and home growing aims to fill the gap of original plans hinging on the decriminalisation of home-growing.

News Alerts October 6, 2021

Social inequality in alternative sanctions: A register data study on all adolescent drug offenders in Norway 2005–2015

Sandøy et al. reveal young people from wealthier households are more likely to be exempted from prosecution.

Publications October 5, 2021

Scotland: Warnings instead of prosecution for Class A drug users

Despite relying on police discretion, the move strengthens advocates' calls to approach drug use from a health perspective.

News Alerts October 5, 2021

Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic

By integrating people who use drugs into naloxone distribution and diversion programmes, the country has significantly reduced overdose deaths.

News Alerts October 5, 2021

The common cause of drug reform and sex workers’ rights

Rights-affirming policies must reject both criminalisation and saviourism, instead seeking to address the root causes of people's involvement in criminalised economies.

News Alerts October 5, 2021

Video advocacy for drug policy reform

8 October 2021

Online

Recovering Justice and RRF share ideas on how video can be used as an effective advocacy and educational tool to advance drug policy reform.

Events 5 October 2021

Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift?

8 October 2021

Online

This EMCDDA webinar will address: cannabis use and harms, cannabis treatment programmes, and harm reduction interventions.

Events 5 October 2021

United Kingdom: Our drug laws are racist, and doctors must speak out

Undoing the harms of punitive drug policies and building sustainable alternatives requires bringing to the fore the experiences of Black communities with the 'war on drugs' in Britain.

News Alerts October 4, 2021

Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce: Report on drug law reform

The Taskforce recommends immediate legislative reform to mitigate the destructive drug deaths crisis in Scotland.

Publications September 7, 2021

Key principles of harm reduction in homeless settings

The seven principles hinge on: human rights-compliance, meaningful engagement, focus on risks and harms, pragmatism, person-centredness, evidence, and accountability.

News Alerts August 13, 2021

CSFD capacity-building workshop on civil society advocacy

23 - 24 August 2021

Madrid, Spain

The two-days workshop will be practical, interactive and builds upon the experience and the specific needs of up to 40 participants, which should come from EU member state, EEA, acceding, candidate or potential candidate country and be members of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs or related to one the members’ networks.

Events 10 August 2021

20 years of Portuguese drug policy - Developments, challenges and the quest for human rights

Rêgo et al. argue that, despite the positive progress enabled by the Portuguese model, its limited ambitions, lack of update, and regressions toward punitive responses have severely undermined its potential.

Publications July 29, 2021

Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges

EMCDDA explores the epidemiology of drug-related health problems in prisons, discussing available harm reduction measures and persistent challenges in these settings.

Publications July 20, 2021

Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

Kvamme et al. suggest that a significant proportion of Danish users of cannabis as medicine are motivated by a desire to alleviate their ailments whilst minimising the negative side effects that they associate with legal prescription drugs.

Publications July 20, 2021

Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs

Dame Carol Black analyses trends and impact of thriving informal drug markets in England, and provides recommendations on how to address health-related challenges.

Publications July 9, 2021

England - Black review: Strong on treatment, but avoids law reform

The review sheds light on the ruinous state of service provision for people who use drugs in the country, calling for significant investments into health and support systems.

News Alerts July 9, 2021

Drugs: UK government adviser to urge more focus on health of users

Recommendations the Department of Health and Social Care likely to include a more health-based approach to drug policies.

News Alerts July 5, 2021

UN highlights role of drug war in racist policing

The vast majority of police-related deaths concern far-reaching police powers, including in relation to minor drug offences, mental health crises and 'war on drugs' special operations.

News Alerts July 5, 2021

Release and Harm Reduction International's submission to the OHCHR on human rights and the policing of African people and people of African descent

Release and HRI critique the systemic racism inherent to drug policing.

Publications July 1, 2021

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic session on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

19 - 21 October 2021

Vienna, Austria

The CND's Autumn 2021 thematic sessions will focus on issues related to the power and resources criminalised networks and their use of technology.

Events 18 June 2021

International Drug Policy Consortium

Western Europe

Cannabis legalisation in Malta will allow regulated associations and home growing of plants

Social inequality in alternative sanctions: A register data study on all adolescent drug offenders in Norway 2005–2015

Scotland: Warnings instead of prosecution for Class A drug users

Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic

The common cause of drug reform and sex workers’ rights

Video advocacy for drug policy reform

Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift?

United Kingdom: Our drug laws are racist, and doctors must speak out

Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce: Report on drug law reform

Key principles of harm reduction in homeless settings

CSFD capacity-building workshop on civil society advocacy

20 years of Portuguese drug policy - Developments, challenges and the quest for human rights

Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges

Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs

England - Black review: Strong on treatment, but avoids law reform

Drugs: UK government adviser to urge more focus on health of users

UN highlights role of drug war in racist policing

Release and Harm Reduction International's submission to the OHCHR on human rights and the policing of African people and people of African descent

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic session on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

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