The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it seized cash and illicit drugs worth over N130bn in 2021. The Chairman/CEO, NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), said this on Monday ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drafted a bill to legalise the household cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its recreational use in some locations.
> This panel discussed what can happen if we remove criminal penalties for drug possession and personal use, and instead invest in public health infrastructure to build healthy communities. In 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize drug possession and similar efforts are gaining momentum in other states and the District of Columbia. This year, the first bill to decriminalize drug possession was introduced in the U.S. Congress. The discussion explored the vision for all drug decriminalization and how it builds upon existing calls for drug law reform and public health-oriented drug policies. ... See MoreSee Less
Session From the Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens National Convening (Part 2) - January 2022 Organized by: UCLA Latino Po...
Wall Street Journal, 07 Apr 2021 - PUERTO CACHICAMO, Colombia-The pandemic closed the only school in this remote hamlet, long a stronghold for Marxist guerrillas. With no internet connection for virtual classes, 16-year-old Danna Montilla told her family she was leaving to find work, but instead authorities say she joined a narco-trafficking rebel group. Last […]
New York Times, 01 Apr 2021 - PHOENIX - When Arizonans voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, it seemed plausible that sales would begin sometime in the spring. But on Jan. 22, less than three months after the vote, the Arizona Department of Health Services started quickly approving applications, allowing dispensaries to sell cannabis […]
New York Times, 26 Mar 2021 - State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following several failed attempts, lawmakers in Albany […]
I’m fascinated by all the concerned “freedom-fighters” who are opposed to companies mandating vaccination, negative COVID tests, and/or masks. Where have they been when it came to decades of drug testing? It seems odd to me that many of those who were fine with drug testing (which was never about on-the-job impairment and so didn’t […]
Ending the war on drugs: Making the case for regulation of drug markets in Latin America and beyondA workshop organized by Transform DrugPolicy Foundation and MéxicoUnido Contra la Delincuencia as part of The International DrugPolicy Reform Conference 2013Join us to learn and share experiences on how to meaningfully engage with the drug policy reform debate, […]
Transformand MUCD were pleased to launch the latest publication from our joint Latin American Programme for Drug Policy Reform in Mexico City yesterday.‘Ending the War on Drugs: How to win the debate in Latin America' is the product of a series of workshops and consultations with experts across the region, and builds on Transform's 2007 book […]
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