Despite a growing number of countries allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, is the Warsaw government still on the side of prohibition? A glimmer of hope appeared recently, but will it be enough to allow those who need the plant in order to be cured?
Archives for May 2013
The Global Drug Prohibition Regime: Half a Century of Failed Policymaking?
Video of the discussion forum at the CEU in Budapest with Wolfgang Reinicke (CEU), Sandeep Chawla (UNODC), Niamh Eastwood (Release), Martin Jelsma (TNI) and Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch (OSF).
Struggles of drug users in the Serbian healthcare system
Injecting drug users in Serbia face serious discrimination, in spite of apparent protection from the country's legal system, and its ambitions on the EU stage.
APDES: Prohibition on legal highs will not work
In this article, EDPI's Portuguese partner organization, APDES, argues against the recent ban on legal highs. They claim that prohibition will only drive the legal-highs trade underground, making it far harder to deal with.