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19 December 2011

Legal cannabis in Basque Country, Spain?

Health officials of the Basque Country, an autonomous region of Spain, announced that they will introduce a bill to regulate the "cultivation, sale and consumption" of hashish and marijuana. The bill, which will be presented to the regional parliament next year, was put forward on December 12, 2011, by regional health officials during the presentation of the regional addictions plan. Several media outlets broke the news as an intent to legalise cannabis use, while in fact the proposed legislation only aims to regulate cannabis user associations that cultivate for personal use.

16 December 2011

Evo does not convince the INCB on coca chewing

The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, yesterday asked inspectors of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) of the United Nations to support his petition to decriminalize coca leaf chewing or "akulliku" but acknowledged that he failed to convince everyone.

16 December 2011

Drug criminalisation procedures simplified in Romania

The new provision simplifies the procedures for amending the lists with controlled substances: from now on it will be easier to criminalize a new substance, once identified.

16 December 2011

Australia opens first youth indigenous drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility

The new centre will service 12 Aboriginal people between the ages of 15 and 20, and has been specially designed to be more culturally welcoming for Aboriginal youths.

15 December 2011

UN says Myanmar opium production increases again

Opium production in Myanmar increased for the fifth consecutive year in 2011, while its price skyrocketed nearly 50 percent, United Nations officials declare.

15 December 2011

Launch of Youth Organisations for Drug Action in Europe

YODA Europe is a new network of students and young people across Europe working to promote drug policies based on evidence and human rights. Get involved now!

14 December 2011

Drug Policy Reform in Poland: It's Time for Revolution!

Last week, Nobel laureates from Poland - Wislawa Szymborska and Lech Walesa called for change in the field of drug policy. The report made by the Global Commission on Drug Policy inspired the former President of Poland - Aleksander Kwaśniewski - to sign a letter with a statement that the global drug war has failed and the time for decriminalization, treatment and prevention has come.

13 December 2011

US Ambassador to Colombia says legalisation debate is "on the table"

In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, the US Ambassador for Colombia said: "the issue presented itself several times in the last 20, 30 years, and it is now a question that is on the table, and what is always important in political debates is to analyze the options present."

13 December 2011

Youth RISE recruits International Working Group - Apply now!

The International Working Group is made up of young activists from around the world and provides leadership, direction and implements a variety of Youth RISE projects in their respective countries and regions.

13 December 2011

Poland introduces ‘treat not punish’ drug law

An amendment on illegal narcotics possession law allows prosecutors to bypass courts in line with a “treat, not punish” approach to drug use.

12 December 2011

Poverty ‘probably biggest component’ in Scotland’s drug problem

Poverty is probably the single biggest component contributing to much of Scotland’s drug problem, according to the Scottish Drugs Forum

12 December 2011

Launch of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)

The goal of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is to produce and advance constructive drug policy recommendations to all levels of government through collaboration with communities across Canada.