Links between HIV and overdose are close and overdose prevention programmes help to strengthen HIV programmes and prevent the spread of HIV among people who inject drugs.
This Forum gathered 18 researchers and social stakeholders from across Europe, North America and Latin America, to discuss the current role of the coca leaf, its production/industrialisation, future markets and modern uses beyond Bolivia.
Much work remains to be done but, after years of frustration, it is clear that an improved working relationship between civil society and the UNODC HIV section is emerging.
The INCB needs to work with governments to resolve the increasing dilemmas between their domestic policies and international treaty obligations, rather than trying to pressure them out of democratically developed reforms.
On 31 July, the Uruguayan House of Representatives approved a marijuana regulation bill, bringing it one step closer to becoming the first country in the world to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana.