The State Government of Victoria introduced the new law on the 1 November 2011. This law makes it an offence under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 for adults to supply alcohol to anyone under the age of 18 years in a private residence without parental consent. Previously the Act did not apply to private residences. Under the new law, a person who supplies alcohol to a minor without parental consent could face a fine of more than $7,000.
Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president, has called for the global legalisation of marijuana to help combat the trafficking of harder drugs and related violence.
Proposed changes to Ecuador's penal code would decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, including up to 10 grams of marijuana and hashish, four grams of opium, five grams of cocaine, and 100 milligrams of heroin.
The main objective of this meeting was to put together a set of recommendations to feed into the debates that will be taking place in the coming months among European Union Member States around the new EU Drug Strategy.
Novo curso “Diminuir para somar: capacitação em redução de danos sobre álcool e outras drogas” visa a ajudar os agentes comunitários de saúde a melhorar a abordagem de usuários de drogas e o prosseguimento dos casos.
Despite presiding over one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the world, Russia continues to reject proven harm reduction measures, imperilling the lives of one of its most vulnerable populations: injection drug users.
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, which intervened in the case as part of an international coalition, applauded the decision in the joint statement available below.
Since coming to power in 2006, the current Canadian government has persisted in attempting to push its tough-on-crime agenda, including the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug crimes—despite the proven failure of such measures in the U.S. context.
GPs across the UK will soon be able to prescribe life-saving injecting kits pioneered nationally by Scotland’s ground-breaking Take Home Naloxone programme.
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy is currently seeking submissions for the second edition of the International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy. The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2011.