Jamaica will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana, and allow possession for some medical and scientific purposes and for religious purposes.
In a surprise move in late May, the Peruvian President fired Peru’s top drug official, Carmen Macias, replacing her with a longtime confidant, former Defense Minister Luis Alberto Otarola.
In Hungary, despite the first HIV transmissions among drug users, the largest Hungarian needle and syringe program has been forced to shut down, because of political attacks.
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, made a speech on the human rights violations which continue to occur in the implementation of States' drug control policies.
While dozens of activist groups withdrew, others met to try and develop a regional strategy to counter Russian influence over opioid substitution therapies.
The Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa invite applications for the 2014 West African Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug Policy Reform.
In India, State Health minister Phungzathang Tonsing urged the officials concerned of the department of AIDS Control to devise a strategy for the inclusion of Hepatitis C treatment program in the National AIDS control program.
The street drug known as Special K is a game changer in the treatment of depression, with patients reporting major improvements after just one day of treatment.
The Justice Department is urging the U.S. Sentencing Commission to approve a measure that would make potentially thousands of non-violent drug offenders now serving time in federal prison eligible for reduced sentences.