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23 August 2011

Italian and US governments sign new agreement on drug policy matters

A special agreement between the Italian Government’s Drug Policy Department and the US ONDCP was signed to foster cooperation between the two countries. This is likely to give more importance to the Italian experience on drug policy, which remains conservative with regards to harm reduction.
23 August 2011

Italian and US governments sign new agreement on drug policy matters

A special agreement between the Italian Government’s Drug Policy Department and the US ONDCP was signed to foster cooperation between the two countries. This is likely to give more importance to the Italian experience on drug policy, which remains conservative with regards to harm reduction.
23 August 2011

Italian and US governments sign new agreement on drug policy matters

A special agreement between the Italian Government’s Drug Policy Department and the US ONDCP was signed to foster cooperation between the two countries. This is likely to give more importance to the Italian experience on drug policy, which remains conservative with regards to harm reduction.
23 August 2011

Portugal drug law show results ten years on

Health experts in Portugal conclude that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat dependent users rather than punishing them is an experiment that has worked.
23 August 2011

Portugal drug law show results ten years on

Health experts in Portugal conclude that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat dependent users rather than punishing them is an experiment that has worked.
23 August 2011

Portugal drug law show results ten years on

Health experts in Portugal conclude that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat dependent users rather than punishing them is an experiment that has worked.
23 August 2011

Treaty guardians in distress - The inquisitorial nature of the INCB response to Bolivia

Just when you start to see glimmers of hope that the troubled UN drug control system is opening up for a change process, its principal guardian, the INCB, does it again… In a press release on 5 July, the INCB secretariat condemned Bolivia’s decision to denounce the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and re-accede with a reservation on the coca leaf.
23 August 2011

Treaty guardians in distress - The inquisitorial nature of the INCB response to Bolivia

Just when you start to see glimmers of hope that the troubled UN drug control system is opening up for a change process, its principal guardian, the INCB, does it again… In a press release on 5 July, the INCB secretariat condemned Bolivia’s decision to denounce the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and re-accede with a reservation on the coca leaf.