The Deputy Prime Minster, who is also president of the National Authority for Combating drugs, believes that current drug laws are too lenient on convicted offenders, pointing out that some serve reduced sentences.
Jamaica's Industry Minister has signalled to prospective ganja investors that interim regulations would be established in March, paving the way for commercial ganja.
This documentary was premiered on Al Jazeera English, in their program “People and Power" and illustrates the ongoing situation of pain relief for cancer patients around the world.
In preparation for the High Level Meeting on AIDS that will take place 8-10 June, UNAIDS will be hosting a series of virtual dialogues (webinars) on issues that will likely be central in the HLM Political Declaration.
One in five “legal highs” sent for testing in Wales last year were found to contain illegal substances, has revealed the new report from the Welsh Emerging Drugs and Identification of Novel Substances Project (WEDINOS).
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos will visit the White House to seek increased aid and celebrate the successes of Plan Colombia - despite the fact that the US-backed military programme has had mixed results’.
Registration for the UNGASS is now open for representatives of organizations actively working on drug-related matters from ECOSOC and non-ECOSOC accredited NGOs, civil society, the scientific and academic communities, youth groups and other relevant stakeholders.
As a response to a spike in deaths related to heroin and opioid painkillers, President Obama is increasing funding for drug dependence treatment and overdose prevention.
The article discusses why a disproportionate number of young black people is convicted for drug offences in London, shedding light on the main underlying causes: social exclusion, biased policing, gang culture and links to the cocaine trade.
Following the recent launch of the series ‘Harm reduction in Asia and the Pacific’, Dr. Alex Wodak writes his account of efforts to control HIV among and from people who inject drugs in Asia.
The topic of ensuring access to controlled substances for medical treatment such as pain relief - an issue that has been neglected for decades - has finally made its way on to the agenda of the UNGASS on drugs.
