If the parliament passes the new code, anyone caught smoking, or even possessing, a single marijuana cigarette will be liable to a term of 1 to 6 years' imprisonment.
While national HIV prevalence is low, a higher burden of HIV is found among key populations and in certain geographic areas, such as urban settings and in the Papua provinces.
The conference aimed to create a space for reflection, debate and analysis of the existing drug policy in Macedonia and the impact that it has on the health system, social policy, the economy, security and the lives of Macedonians.
More than 80 social organisations from various regions of the world condemned the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican students in the context of that country’s “war on drugs”.