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(Content / Drugs in the news / Mexico lost its war on drugs 75 years ago, author claims)
Mexico lost its war on drugs 75 years ago, author claims | Mexico’s drug trade is synonymous with violence, corruption and cartel bosses battling for territory. But it could have been so different, it’s ...
(Content / Publications / Prohibited Plants)
2022-08 | bolivia | colombia | peru | UN drug control | coca | cannabis | california | alternative development | afghanistan | burma | opium | eradication | morocco | caribbean | ecstasy | cocaine | heroin ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years)
2021-12 | cannabis | legalization | australia | opinion polls | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years | Tom Blickman | Tom Blickman ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Magic mushrooms show promise in treatment for depression, study says)
2021-04 | psychedelics | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Magic mushrooms show promise in treatment for depression, study says | Tom Blickman | Tom Blickman | Magic mushrooms have a long and rich history. ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs struggle for traction in Canada's cannabis industry)
2020-10 | cannabis | canada | cannabis industry | social justice | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs struggle for traction in Canada's cannabis industry | Tom Blickman | ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Sars would benefit if growing cannabis is legalised, says Tito Mboweni)
2020-01 | cannabis | legalization | producers | south africa | social justice | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Sars would benefit if growing cannabis is legalised, says Tito Mboweni | Tom Blickman | 2020-01 ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Could cannabis be a 'silver bullet' in the fight against the opioid crisis?)
2019-11 | cannabis | medical cannabis | canada | opioids | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Could cannabis be a 'silver bullet' in the fight against the opioid crisis? | Tom Blickman | Tom Blickman | A ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Street cannabis 'contains dangerous amount of faecal matter')
2019-04 | cannabis | spain | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Street cannabis 'contains dangerous amount of faecal matter' | Tom Blickman | 2019-04 | Tom Blickman | Cannabis resin sold on the streets of ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Popular book on marijuana's apparent dangers is pure alarmism, experts say)
2019-02 | US drug policy | cannabis | psychosis | scientific research | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Popular book on marijuana's apparent dangers is pure alarmism, experts say | Tom Blickman | 2019-02 ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Is Alex Berenson trolling us with his anti-weed book?)
2019-01 | US drug policy | cannabis | violence | psychosis | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Is Alex Berenson trolling us with his anti-weed book? | Tom Blickman | 2019-01 | Tom Blickman | There’s ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Why the future of marijuana farming could be craft weed)
2018-11 | cannabis | traditional growers | cannabis industry | craft cannabis | environment | corporate capture | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Why the future of marijuana farming could be craft weed ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Luxembourg debates legalising cannabis for recreational use)
2018-07 | cannabis | legalization | coffee shop | luxembourg | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Luxembourg debates legalising cannabis for recreational use | Tom Blickman | Tom Blickman | Luxembourg politicians ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / U.S. has been quietly helping Mexico with new, high-tech ways to fight opium)
2018-04 | mexico | US drug policy | opium | eradication | law enforcement | heroin | In the media | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | U.S. has been quietly helping Mexico with new, high-tech ways to fight ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Yes, legalizing marijuana breaks treaties. We can deal with that)
2017-12 | uruguay | UN drug control | cannabis | legalization | conventions | canada | Home | In the media | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Yes, legalizing marijuana breaks treaties. We can deal with that ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains)
2017-09 | cannabis | cannabinoids | psychosis | cognitive decline | mental health | scientific research | Drugs in the news | Cannabis | Newsitem | CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Over-regulation impeding bloom of Jamaican cannabis industry)
2017-04 | cannabis | regulation | jamaica | cannabis industry | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Over-regulation impeding bloom of Jamaican cannabis industry | Tom Blickman | Tom Blickman | Over-regulation ...
(Content / Public Events / Cannabis and the Conventions: Aftermath of UNGASS)
2017-03 | Public Events | Newsitem | Cannabis and the Conventions: Aftermath of UNGASS | Tom Blickman | 2017-03 | Tom Blickman | The UNGASS 2016 Outcome Document asserted that the United Nations drug conventions ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis)
A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis | Adolf Hitler was a junkie and the Nazis' narcotics intake gives new meaning to the term 'war on drugs'. But they weren't the only ones. Recent ...
(Content / Bolivia / Building on Progress)
Building on Progress | Bolivia has seen a decline in coca cultivation for the fourth consecutive year, according to data released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An analysis ...
(Content / Cannabis / The Legal Landscape for Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain)
The Legal Landscape for Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain | This briefing is a preliminary sketch of the legal landscape for cannabis social clubs in Spain. Its author is presently conducting legal analysis ...
(Content / Weblog / Into the breach: Drugs, control, and violating bad laws in good ways)
2014-11 | US drug policy | UN drug control | conventions | brownfield doctrine | extrajudicial killings | Weblog | Drugs in the news | Weblog | Into the breach: Drugs, control, and violating bad laws in ...
(Content / Weblog / Prisoners sentenced with unconstitutional norms have the right to be resentenced)
Prisoners sentenced with unconstitutional norms have the right to be resentenced | In February, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled that most of the 2006 drug law norms were unconstitutional. Following ...
(Content / Press releases / New report: UN stuck in denial over cannabis regulation)
2014-03 | UN drug control | cannabis | regulation | CND | conventions | Press releases | Newsitem | New report: UN stuck in denial over cannabis regulation | Tom Blickman | 2014-03 | Tom Blickman | The ...
(Content / Money Laundering / Global Surveillance of Dirty Money)
2014-01 | money laundering | Money Laundering | Publication | Global Surveillance of Dirty Money | Tom Blickman | 2016-02 | Tom Blickman | This first independent assessment of the global AML system, conducted ...
(Content / Newsletter / Summary of Drugs & Democracy Activities)
Summary of Drugs & Democracy Activities | On July 31st the House of Representatives of Uruguay voted in favour of the legal regulation of the domestic cannabis market, and in September the Obama administration ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Five biggest lies from anti-pot propagandist Kevin Sabet)
2013-08 | cannabis | gateway theory | cannabinoids | psychosis | cognitive decline | NIDA | Drugs in the news | Cannabis | Newsitem | Five biggest lies from anti-pot propagandist Kevin Sabet | Tom Blickman ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Brighton plans safe rooms for addicts to inject drugs)
Brighton plans safe rooms for addicts to inject drugs | Brighton is set to be the first British city to offer official "drug consumption rooms" where addicts can use heroin, crack and cocaine under supervision ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / 'They stole our dreams': blogger reveals cost of reporting Mexico's drug wars)
'They stole our dreams': blogger reveals cost of reporting Mexico's drug wars | For three years it has chronicled Mexico's drug war with graphic images and shocking stories that few others dare show, drawing ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Pot is legal in Washington: Q&A with the man who is making weed legit)
Pot is legal in Washington: Q&A with the man who is making weed legit | Washington state gets ready to regulate legal marijuana with the help of one of America’s top drug policy analysts. Mark Kleiman ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / State chief consultant Mark Kleiman knows in, outs of pot legalization)
State chief consultant Mark Kleiman knows in, outs of pot legalization | Washington state’s chief pot consultant remains a bit mysterious, but Mark Kleiman's views on legalizing pot are no mystery. He ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Ex-DEA heads, U.N. panel urge feds to nullify Wash., Colo. pot laws )
Ex-DEA heads, U.N. panel urge feds to nullify Wash., Colo. pot laws | Eight former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs warned the federal government that time is running out to nullify Colorado and ...
(Content / Weblog / How does a Cannabis Social Club work?)
2013-02 | decriminalization | cannabis | cannabis clubs | belgium | Weblog | Drugs in the news | Weblog | How does a Cannabis Social Club work? | Tom Blickman | 2013-02 | Tom Blickman | What was originally ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / The condemned coca leaf)
The condemned coca leaf | Last week, the United Nations voted on an appeal by Bolivia to amend the international treaty that prohibits the chewing of coca leaf. Bolivia won a partial victory — a tiny sign ...
(Content / Conventions / Roadmaps for Reforming the UN Drug Conventions)
Roadmaps for Reforming the UN Drug Conventions | The three UN Drug Conventions of 1961, 1971 and 1988 currently impose a ‘one-size-fits-all’ prohibitionist approach to drug policy throughout the world. ...
(Content / In the media / U.S. marijuana vote may have snowball effect in Latin America)
U.S. marijuana vote may have snowball effect in Latin America | Voters in Colorado and Washington state who approved the recreational use of marijuana Tuesday sent a salvo from the ballot box that will ...
(Content / In the media / Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot)
Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot | Over the past year, the world has eyed Latin America as it has forged forward, in both policy and politics, with a rethink of the ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Hit Mexico’s Cartels With Legalization)
Hit Mexico’s Cartels With Legalization | We have to face up to the hard reasons why thousands of young men (and some women) with full mental faculties have become serial killers. These reasons should ...
(Content / Weblog / Portugal progresses toward integrated cannabis regulation)
Portugal progresses toward integrated cannabis regulation | In recent years there has been much talk of the so-called “Portuguese model,” based on an initiative that led to the use of illicit drugs being ...
(Content / Weblog / Between collective organisation and commercialisation)
Between collective organisation and commercialisation | The last few years have witnessed a boom in new cannabis user associations in Spain. Although there are no reliable figures for them, most are known ...
(Content / Weblog / Cannabis reaches parliament)
Cannabis reaches parliament | On 19 June, 2012, the Ganjazz Art Club in Donostia, one of the oldest Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain, received a visit that was unimaginable a few years earlier: a group of ...
(Content / Human Rights / Partners in Crime)
2012-06 | human rights | compulsary detention | china | iran | indonesia | cambodia | laos | vietnam | Human Rights | Publication | Partners in Crime | Tom Blickman | 2016-07 | Tom Blickman | Millions ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Time for open, informed debate on drug policy)
Time for open, informed debate on drug policy | 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 ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Opinion | Is it okay if we sell joints?)
Opinion | Is it okay if we sell joints? | The City Council will soon be sending a letter to the justice minister, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemokraterne). It might be formulated a little more formally than ...
(Content / Cannabis / Prescribing Cannabis for Harm Reduction)
2012-01 | harm reduction | reclassification | cannabis | medical cannabis | opioids | Harm reduction | Cannabis | Publication | Prescribing Cannabis for Harm Reduction | Tom Blickman | 2012-01 | Tom Blickman ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Opinion | Injection rooms save lives)
Opinion | Injection rooms save lives | On Monday September 12 Denmark’s first mobile injection room made its maiden voyage, driving from Victoriagade to Reventlowsgade behind Central Station. The room ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Canada needs a more realistic public health approach to cannabis, study finds)
Canada needs a more realistic public health approach to cannabis, study finds | Canada's existing public health approach to cannabis use is unrealistic and should be adjusted to reflect the way the system ...
(Content / Drugs in the news / Tackling Violence in Mexico)
Tackling Violence in Mexico | The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) translated the article La raíz de la violencia by Eduardo Guerrero Gutiérrez that was originally published in Spanish in the ...
(Content / Researchers / Jorge Vicente Paladines Rodríguez)
Ecuador | Bachelor's in Law (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Guayaquil; Master in Constitutional Law - Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB); MA in Political Science - Facultad Latinoamericana ...
(Content / In the media / Fear and loathing surrounds decriminalisation)
2011-06 | mexico | decriminalization | US drug policy | netherlands | california | global commission | gateway theory | scientific research | In the media | Drugs in the news | Newsitem | Fear and loathing ...
(Content / Researchers / Ricardo Vargas)
Director of Acción Andina Colombia | Associated Fellow of TNI | Ricardo Vargas Meza is a Sociologist with a Masters in Social Philosophy from the National University of Colombia. He is an author, among ...

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