The Drug Lords International came to Vienna to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
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Drug Lords Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Global Prohibition
Drug lords say no to drug policy reform and thank the UN for keeping drugs illegal
Who Are the Real Beneficiaries of 50 Years of Global Drug Prohibition?
This year marks the 50th anniversary of global drug control regime – civil society demands an evaluation
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch: Global drugs policy in 2010
Watch the full length presentation by the head of OSI’s Global Drug Policy Program, that was recorded at the “Urban Drug Policies in the Globalized World” Conference in Prague, 30th September 2010.
Sign the petition to save evidence-based drug policy in Hungary!
The Hungarian government took over the EU presidency – please remind them to follow the principles of evidence-based EU policies!
Prison and Risks
The HCLU presents its study on risks related to blood borne and sexually transmitted infections and drug use in the Hungarian prison system, based on interviews with formerly incarcerated injecting drug users.
Drug Prohibition Violence in Mexico: The Austin Session
Learn what’s going on in Mexico from these interesting presentations filmed at the Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, Texas, on November 19, 2010.
Drug Policy During the Obama Administration: An Assessment
Watch the full length video of the analysis by Ethan Nadelmann, presented at the 8th National Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, USA. UPDATE – Now with full text transcription!
Former Polish President and other prominent figures call for drug liberalization in Poland
Criminalisation of drug possession does not help to decrease illicit drug consumption. Instead, it distracts the attention and energy of the police from the real originators of the problem: mass producers and major and minor drug dealers – write the signatories of the letter of support, including former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, for liberalizing drug policy in Poland.
A Cop Says Legalize Drugs – in Central-Europe
Jack Cole, a former anti-narcotics policeman and a founding member of LEAP visited Central-Europe