Twenty five candidates, including advertising agencies and communication professionals from all across Brazil, signed up for a competition organized by Viva Rio to select the best idea for a campaign that could change the legislation on drug policies in the country.
The adverse effects of Mexico’s militarization of its domestic law enforcement on the country’s human rights climate are so obvious that we are left wondering why Calderón’s War on Drugs strategies and Mérida assistance have not yet been radically redirected, if both Mexican and US authorities are as serious about improving security for the citizens of Mexico as they have continuously claimed to be for the past five years.
The new president of France, François Hollande, is not likely to change cannabis policies. His choice as Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, is a declared opponent to any reform on cannabis.
La Regione Toscana rompe la cantilena monocorde proibizionista che sembrava aver imbambolato il nostro paese. Approvata a maggioranza la proposta di legge che consente in Toscana l’uso dei farmaci cannabinoidi per combattere il dolore, nelle cure palliative e in alcuni tipi di terapie. Sgherri: “un traguardo di civiltà”.
Transform recruits a Latin American Advocacy and Project Manager to lead on the delivery of advocacy and campaigns strategy in Latin America which aims to work collaboratively with allies to support and encourage a coalition of governments calling for the War on Drugs to be replaced with legal regulation.
Youth Organisations for Drug Action (YODA) in cooperation with Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) have asked young people around the world about how current drug policies affect them and their communities, and what they think about them.
Portugal is increasingly suffering from the austerity measures applied to all services provided by the State. Social protection is being reduced across the board, affecting vulnerable populations, including people who use drugs.
Call for a UNODC consultant to support the development of a national strategy on drug dependence treatment in Viet Nam. Application deadline is 10 May 2012.
