The WACD delegation to Ghana met representatives of the civil society, the international community and health experts to discuss the impact of drug trafficking and consumption on governance, security and public health in Ghana and West Africa.
The new Mexican administration states that it has shifted its priorities away from the U.S drug war toward an emphasis on prevention and keeping Mexico’s streets safe and calm.
Seven former ministers of justice in Brazil signed a manifest attesting the unconstitutionality of the criminalization of the penal repression of drug possession for personal use.
The BC Provincial Health Officer warns that changes to sentencing and other justice practices brought about by the enactment of the Canadian SSCA will have very negative effects on the health of Aboriginal people.
According to a nationwide poll of 1,500 Americans, 52% back marijuana legalisation, reflecting majorities of Democrats, independents and liberal and moderate Republicans.