Articles

Mar 6, 2013

Agnieszka Sieniawska

Polish Addiction Ombudsman: Avoiding punishment is not enough

The 2011 amendment of the Polish drug law was a good first step, but a lot more has to be done to help people with addictions and strengthen the effectiveness of the country's harm reduction efforts.

Feb 27, 2013

Péter Sárosi

The Drug War Undermines Security and Development – COUNT THE COSTS SERIES

Please watch and share the latest of our Count the Costs campaign movie serials!

Feb 25, 2013

István Gábor Takács

Former EU Drug Czar: drug policy is still a “middle rail issue”

Drugreporter interviewed the former head of the European Commissions drug unit, Carel Edwards to discuss the chances of global shift on drug policies, how the EU deals with the psychoactive substances, and if more competence has to be given to Brussels in regulating drug issues.

Feb 18, 2013

István Gábor Takács

How does a Cannabis Social Club work?

What was originally a small group of friends, has become a feasible alternative to the cannabis black market in the north of Belgium. Our guest author guides us through Antwerp’s cannabis social club.

Feb 11, 2013

István Gábor Takács

Bulgaria after US marijuana legalization

Just days after cannabis was legalised in Colorado and Washington states, regulation of weed became a new hot issue in Bulgaria, after two fundamentally different poll results were published.

Feb 6, 2013

István Gábor Takács

HCLU Video Advocacy Training 2012 alumni are successfully making videos

The HCLU organised a video training in May 2012 to teach 14 harm reduction and drug policy activists how to use video in activism. Now we have selected some of the movies they have made.

Feb 5, 2013

István Gábor Takács

Portugal: Challenges of A Model Country with Harm Reduction

The availability of syringes through the Portuguese National Program for Needle Exchange was temporarily at risk, despite the country’s reputation for having one of the most progressive European drug policies.

Jan 17, 2013

Péter Sárosi