The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is uploading video from the 2011 Drug Policy Alliance Conference in Los Angeles. Here is a sample. Check out the HCLU Youtube channel link below for more.
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Allegations Against UBC Researchers’ Study On Insite “Without Merit”
An independent reviewer has dismissed concerns over a study that shows a 35-per-cent decrease in overdose deaths after the opening of Insite, North America’s only supervised injection facility. Published in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet on April 18, 2011, the study, titled Reduction in overdose mortality after the […]
Cannabis & Hemp , Drug Policy , Question of the Week
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Marijuana Arrests
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-10-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-10-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3581 Question of the Week: How many people were arrested for marijuana last year? Every September, the FBI releases its annual “Crime in the […]
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Federal Agencies
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-6-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-6-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3576 Question of the Week: What federal agencies enforce drug laws? A new table based on a 2009 report from the RAND Corporation can […]
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Opiate Use
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 10-1-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 10-1-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3570 Question of the Week: Is opiate use increasing? Each year around this time, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration releases its […]
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Insight on Insite
It has been interesting to observe the fallout from the recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision which allows Insite, Vancouver’s largest supervised injection facility (SIF), to remain in operation. In essence, the SCC found that the rights of the clients and staff of Insite to Insite outweigh any salutory […]
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Insite victory an embarrassment for Harper
Denial of health services and increased risk of death among drug users outweighs any benefit from absolute prohibition on drug possession By Peter McKnight, Vancouver Sun If nothing else, Friday’s unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision on the future of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, reveals the federal government’s striking […]
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War on Terror
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-19-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-19-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3554 Question of the Week: Are the “War on Drugs” and “War on Terror” the same? An article in the University of Pittsburgh Law […]
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Mycoherbicides
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 9-18-11 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 9-18-11. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/3552 Question of the Week: What are mycoherbicides? According to the 2011 Global Commission on Drug Policies report, “Biological methods of eradication, known as […]