{"id":6668,"date":"2012-07-18T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T16:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/progressive-drug-policies-in-the-czech-republic\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:26:37","slug":"progressive-drug-policies-in-the-czech-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/progressive-drug-policies-in-the-czech-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Drug Policies in the Czech Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new report of the OSF and a film of the HCLU shows a positive example on how science could contribute to progressive drug policies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Open Society Foundation published a report on drug policies in the Czech Republic. The report shows how visionary policy-makers &#8220;have resisted what is politically easy and exemplified what is smart and humane in drug policy&#8221;. 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