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Expresidente de México: Prohibiciones de drogas han sido un fracaso El expresidente de México Ernesto Zedillo reconoció que durante su mandato siguió una política equivocada en el tema de las drogas. Esto lo dijo durante la presentación del informe sobre la regulación de narcóticos que realizó la Comisión Global sobre Políticas de
Ruth Dreifuss et Pedro Pires dans Jeune Afrique: “Il faut innover en matière de lutte anti-drogue”
“Les lois actuelles sur les drogues en Afrique de l’Ouest sont loin de produire les résultats escomptés : les trafiquants se servent des côtes et du Sahara pour le transit de la cocaïne acheminée vers l’Europe et la consommation locale ne cesse d’augmenter. Les réponses publiques basées sur la prohibition sont
Reuters: Former Nigerian Leader Obasanjo Urges West African Governments to Decriminalize Drugs
Read original article on Reuters BY AARON ROSS DAKAR (Reuters) – West African governments should overhaul their drug laws to decriminalize personal use and prioritize treatment as a response to rising substance abuse in the region, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday. In an interview before he was due
Khalid Tinasti, Secrétaire exécutif dans Les Échos: “Vers une coalition mondiale de commerce du cannabis?”
Les pays qui légalisent et régulent le cannabis lancent une réflexion générale sur leur capacité à pouvoir produire et commercialiser du cannabis entre eux, sans porter atteinte au paradigme de prohibition en place dans le reste du monde. Une gageure. Lire l’article original dans Les Échos. Le débat national autour du cannabis s’est
Ruth Dreifuss in NZZ: “«Der Staat muss den Drogenmarkt regulieren und die Gefahren in den Griff bekommen»
INTERVIEW von Dorothee Vögeli Sie sind alte Weggefährten, die ehemalige Bundesrätin Ruth Dreifuss und der Psychiater Ambros Uchtenhagen. Einst engagierten sie sich für die kontrollierte Heroinabgabe. Heute kämpfen sie für eine Entkriminalisierung aller Drogen. Wann haben Sie Ihren letzten Joint geraucht? Ruth Dreifuss: Ich habe noch nie Cannabis geraucht. Auch Alkohol spricht
The Global Commission on Drug Policy Mourns the Loss of Kofi Annan
(Geneva, 18 August 2018) It is with deep sadness and a tremendous sense of loss that the members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy have learned of the passing of their esteemed colleague Kofi Annan on Saturday, 18 August 2018.
Michel Kazatchkine: “Drug Control: Time to Right the Wrong Policies”
Read original article in Civil.ge The Parliament of Georgia is currently engaged in a promising debate to reform its drug laws, possibly by ending the criminalization of drug use and possession, and seeking alternatives for low-level actors in the drug trade. This would go a long way to enacting an effective drug
Commissioners Clark and Kazatchkine: “Time for a change in drug policy in Belarus”
This opinion piece was published in Russian. Read original article in KYKY. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, countries which emerged from it and others nearby, like Belarus, experienced a wave of injecting drug use, which in turn, fueled an epidemic of HIV and hepatitis C. Belarus was exemplary in following evidence-based
Commissioner Solana: All drug policy roads lead to Vienna in 2019
Read original article in Der Standard Austria has always had a unique role in international drug policy, being the host and the defender of the multilateral organizations that define drug control measures. This role is further enhanced as the country assumes the EU Council Presidency for the next six months, and
