Argentina has approved a bill legalising cannabis oil for medicinal use and permitting the federal government to grow cannabis for research and therapeutic purposes.
As highly dangerous synthetic cannabinoids enter the market, regulating less harmful herbal cannabis could provide a method of reducing their consumption.
Acting Director Richard Baum has worked within the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for two decades and through four presidential administrations.
The legal victory in a small Spanish city is a great step for the legitimacy of the use of coca leaf, an ancestral practice that today has been recognised by a Spanish court.
The provision of good-quality and accessible harm reduction, both inside and outside of prisons, is a legally binding human rights obligation, not just a policy option.
Filme-documento de protesto da população em situação de rua e de movimentos sociais contra a nova política de drogas e o Programa Redenção desenhados pelo prefeito João Dória para a cidade de São Paulo.
