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Feb 25, 2021

Aleksi Hupli

Gateway Theory in Finland: From Cannabis Decriminalisation to Legalising all Drugs

A citizens’ initiative in Finland aiming to decriminalise cannabis gathered the required 50,000 signatures at the end of 2019. Read this article by a Finnish activist, Aleksi Hupli!

Feb 24, 2021

István Gábor Takács

SHIFTS: Individual Narratives

How much does the general public actually know about psychoactive substances and how these are used in their own communities? To check it out for themselves, NoBox went to two known universities in the Philippines and asked young university students questions about drugs and the people involved with them.

Feb 22, 2021

Arild Knutsen

The Norwegian Government’s Proposal for Drug Policy Reform: Support, Don’t Punish

The Norwegian government presented its plan to decriminalise drug use last week – read this report from Arild Knutsen, a leading drug user activist.

Feb 18, 2021

Péter Sárosi

EU Launches Infringement against Hungary for Opposing EU Position on Medical Cannabis

Hungary violated the rules when it voted against the EU joint position on medical cannabis at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs last year.

Feb 16, 2021

Alexander Levin

Imprisonment for up to 15 years for using the word “drug” on the Internet

On February 10 the deputies of the Russian parliament adopted, in the third and final reading, a bill to increase the sentence for “inciting use of drugs” on the Internet to 15 years.

Feb 9, 2021

István Gábor Takács

Drugreporter News – February 2021

his is the first episode of Drugreporter News, our monthly news update from the world of drug policy, with Orsolya Fehér.

Jan 28, 2021

Péter Sárosi

The Pervasive Myth of Supply Reduction

Recent large drug seizures and arrests don’t show that so-called drug supply reduction works. The system is broken but we don’t dare to ask the right questions.

Jan 28, 2021

Péter Sárosi

Biotechnologies and the future of opioid addiction treatments | Drugreporter Café | S01E03

Biotechnological innovations, such as long acting opioid drugs implants and injections, are increasingly marketed – but what are the ethical considerations? We explored this issue in the new episode of Drugreporter Café.

Jan 23, 2021

Susanna Ronconi

SanPa: Where did we leave off? Where are we now?

In Italy, the documentary film on the San Patrignano community has started a wide debate on drugs. Please read the passionate article of Susanna Ronconi (Forum Droghe) on the culture of silence and lies that contributed to the torture and abuse of people who use drugs!

Jan 19, 2021

Péter Sárosi

The Rise and Fall of the Anti-Drug Savior

Sanpa, a new miniseries now featured on Netflix, tells the story about how a man’s dream of saving people from addiction turned into a nightmare.

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Gateway Theory in Finland: From Cannabis Decriminalisation to Legalising all Drugs

SHIFTS: Individual Narratives

The Norwegian Government’s Proposal for Drug Policy Reform: Support, Don’t Punish

EU Launches Infringement against Hungary for Opposing EU Position on Medical Cannabis

Imprisonment for up to 15 years for using the word “drug” on the Internet

Drugreporter News – February 2021

The Pervasive Myth of Supply Reduction

Biotechnologies and the future of opioid addiction treatments | Drugreporter Café | S01E03

SanPa: Where did we leave off? Where are we now?

The Rise and Fall of the Anti-Drug Savior

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