Past Events

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UNGASS event - Getting better results: Aligning drug policy objectives within the wider UN system

New York, USA

18 April 2016

This side event will first provide an overview of how drug policy contributes to the wider goals of the UN system. This will be followed by specific examples of how governments and the international community are working to broaden drug control objectives in order to demonstrate the impact of drug policy interventions on the health and well being of human kind.

UNGASS event - Human rights impacts of drug policies

New York, USA

18 April 2016

How can better drug policies help improve prison conditions and protect human rights? This is what will be discussed during this UNGASS side event on Monday 18th April.

Drug policy reform is racial justice reform: A one day strategy session in advance of UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs

New York, USA

17 April 2016

Join hundreds of national and international leaders for a day of learning and debating, networking and strategizing about the next steps we need to take to end the drug war and ensure policies that are grounded in racial justice.

Drug policy reform is racial justice reform: A one day strategy session in advance of the UNGASS

New York, USA

17 April 2016

Join hundreds of national and international leaders for a day of learning and debating, networking and strategising about the next steps to end the drug war and ensure policies that are grounded in racial justice.

The cannabis science and policy summit

New York City, United States of America

17 April 2016 - 18 April 2016

The 2016 Cannabis Summit will provide a platform for academics, policy-makers and people from the private sector to discuss all future options with regards to cannabis policing.

The Americas Regional Meeting of the International Society for the study of drug policy on cannabis policy

New York, USA

16 April 2016 - 17 April 2016

Although the conference will focus mainly on cannabis use, scientifically designed quantitative or qualitative papers in other areas of cannabis policy are also welcome.

Ready next time - Outbreaks of infection in drug injectors in Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland

16 April 2016 - 26 April 2016

This conference, 'Ready Next Time', will enable attendees to hear accounts from frontline staff and those involved in outbreak control and response.

2016 Students for Sensible Drug Policy Conference

Washington, D.C., USA

14 April 2016 - 15 April 2016

Next spring, SSDP2016 will bring more than 400 student members, alumni, and supporters to Washington, DC for its largest-ever gathering.

A tale of two epidemics: Drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction

London, United Kingdom

14 April 2016 - 14 April 2016

This lecture featuring Professor Gerry Stimson will focus on drugs harm reduction and tobacco harm reduction.

Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-based Action

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

11 April 2016 - 12 April 2016

This conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, civil society representatives and other people involved in the debate on gender research and solutions for the gender equality gap.

Harm Reduction Academy

11 April 2016 - 30 April 2016

Harm Reduction Academy is a global learning, dialogue and skills building course established with the vision to end AIDS and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs.

UNGASS 2016 and beyond: Seizing the opportunity to improve drug policy

Brookings Institution Washington, DC, USA

6 April 2016 - 7 April 2016

On April 7, the Brookings Foreign Policy and Governance Studies programs will host a conversation on what we can learn from drug policy reforms now being conducted in the United States and across the globe.