During the 2012 CND, the US Drug Czar discussed the need for national and global drug policy reform to end over-reliance on punishment and focus on prevention and treatment programmes.
In the light of the recent EC statement that seemed to prioritise intensified law enforcement, it will be interesting to see the extent to which the conclusions from official reviews are reflected in the development of the new EU Drug Strategy.
The HCLU is producing seven thematic movies on the seven major costs of the war on drugs. This film features one of them - the promotion of stigma and discrimination.
Four drug user advocacy groups in Indonesia (Forkon, Panazaba, Performa and EJA) documented in detail how the Indonesia National Police torture, illegally detain, and extort those suspected of using illegal drugs.
People in the south of the Netherlands who wish to continue buying soft drugs in their local cannabis café have to request official council papers to prove they officially live in the Netherlands, the Telegraaf reported on Sunday.
Latin American leaders have said recently that the West’s "war on drugs" has failed, and a new book from the International Institute for Strategic Studies agrees. At this week’s launch of Drugs, Insecurity and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition, IISS expert and former MI6 deputy director Nigel Inkster said a new approach was needed in which drugs were treated as an issue to be managed rather than as a problem to be solved.
As a result of the Cartagena summit, for the first time a meaningful debate on developing and implementing drug control policies that are more humane and effective is underway.
