Anticipando la Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (UNGASS) en 2016, este informe tiene concretas recomendaciones para los Estados Miembros. Las cinco recomendaciones incluyen, poner la salud y seguridad comunitaria primero, asegurar acceso a medicamentos controlados, poner fin a la criminalización de usuarios de drogas, promover alternativas al encarcelamiento y fomentar innovaciones de políticas como mercados regulados.
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El sistema internacional de fiscalización de las drogas está provocando una crisis global por el acceso inequitativo a medicamentos controlados. De la población mundial, un estimado 5.5 billones de personas tienen un acceso pobre o inexistente a analgésicos opioides, resultando en un dolor y sufrimiento evitable en las personas alrededor del mundo.
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Poner la salud y la seguridad comunitaria en primer plano requiere de una re-orientación fundamental de las prioridades en los recursos y las políticas de un castigo punitivo fallido hacía intervenciones sociales y de salud.
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Commissioner Helen Clark in the Asahi Shimbun: “Alcohol, tobacco more harmful than cannabis”
Leer másCommissioner Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, reaches out to the Japanese public in
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16
Sep
Commissioner Kazatchkine in BMJ: “The time has come to implement harm reduction policies in Eastern Europe and central Asia”
Leer másRead original article in the British Medical Journal The evidence is clear, Eastern European and Central Asian countries should adopt opioid maintenance therapy and needle exchanges
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13
Sep
Khalid Tinasti in EUObserver: “Luxembourg’s cannabis legalisation is EU opportunity”
Leer másRead original article in EUObserver. Luxembourg’s cannabis legalisation is EU opportunity The announcement that Luxembourg would legalise and regulate cannabis for recreational purposes attracted much
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06
Sep
Commissioner Maria Cattaui speaks to Bloomberg about the need to regulate all drugs
Leer másStates should take charge of and regulate all drugs: Global Commission on Drug Policy The Global Commission on Drug Policy says that in a perfect
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05
Sep
Commissioners Branson and Cattaui in Cannabis Pro/Globe and Mail: “Cannabis in the Americas: It’s time to talk about marijuana policy”
Leer másIn this opinion piece, Sir Richard Branson and Maria Cattaui highlight the need for an effective regulatory framework for the growing international medical cannabis production
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04
Sep
Op-Ed by Commissioner Helen Clark in The Guardian: “Cannabis prohibition doesn’t work anywhere. It’s New Zealand’s turn to legalise it”
Leer másRead original article in The Guardian. Cannabis prohibition doesn’t work anywhere. It’s New Zealand’s turn to legalise it In New Zealand, cannabis is classified as an
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04
Sep
Interview with Commissioner Helen Clark on the 2020 Referendum in New Zealand to legalize cannabis
Leer másHelen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy,
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04
Sep
Commissioner Obasanjo on the Model Drug Law for West Africa and the need for sensible drug policies
Leer másRead the original article on Medium. Replacing the War on Drugs: it is time for sensible drug policies Peace and war take many forms. When