Items tagged with decriminalization
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| Cannabis : la «modération» plutôt que l’abstinence [23.04.2012] | Non seulement la prohibition n’empêche pas une consommation massive depuis quarante ans, mais elle crée des «effets pervers» comme l’économie parallè ... |
| The legalisation debate broadens [19.04.2012] | Over the past six months the debate on drugs has moved into the open, as sitting heads of state have gone on the record for the first time to say tha ... |
| What comes after the war on drugs [19.04.2012] | At the Summit of the Americas, Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed doubt about the war on drugs. “I think what everybody believes and agrees with ... |
| Obama and the failed war on drugs [15.04.2012] | Long before he was in a position to change his country's policies, Barack Obama had firm views on a complex problem: "The war on drugs has been an ut ... |
| Summit of the Americas agree war on drugs a failure [15.04.2012] | This weekend’s Summit of the Americas did not produce a joint communiqué charting the future of the hemisphere, but the 31 leaders agreed on one thin ... |
| At summit, drug talk likely to be hot but hidden [13.04.2012] | As the hemisphere’s leaders gather in Colombia this week for the VI Summit of the Americas, their on-camera discussions will be dominated by perennia ... |
| Latin American countries pursue alternatives to U.S. drug war [09.04.2012] | When President Obama arrives in Colombia for a hemispheric summit this weekend, he will hear Latin American leaders say that the U.S.-orchestrated wa ... |
| 'War on drugs' has failed, say Latin American leaders [08.04.2012] | A historic meeting of Latin America's leaders, to be attended by Barack Obama, will hear serving heads of state admit that the war on drugs has been ... |
| Time for Obama to join the debate over the failed war on drugs [08.04.2012] | All wars end. Eventually. Even the war on drugs – resilient for so long – is starting to show signs of exhaustion. It is 42 years since President Nix ... |
| Drugs war 'a failure' that bred criminals [02.04.2012] | Foreign Affairs Minister, Bob Carr, is among a group of prominent Australians who said the ''war on drugs'' is a failure. ''The prohibition of illici ... |
| U.S. Facing Bold New Calls for “Drug War” Alternatives [02.04.2012] | At a poorly attended summit of Central American leaders, President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala reiterated calls for the decriminalization of recre ... |
| Central American drug summit inconclusive [24.03.2012] | A conclave of Central American presidents meeting in Guatemala to discuss a major overhaul of their drug laws — including legalization or decriminali ... |
| Cannabis: Legal high [23.03.2012] | The police and the courts can neither keep up with the surge in small-scale production, nor are they desperately keen to do so. Last month the govern ... |
| Attorney tells more Colorado medical pot centers to close [22.03.2012] | Colorado's top federal prosecutor has ordered 25 medical marijuana shops located near schools to close in an escalating pot clampdown, as the state g ... |
| Guatemalan president leads drug legalization debate [22.03.2012] | On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets ... |
| 'This Debate Will No Longer be Suppressed' [09.03.2012] | Latin American leaders are increasingly speaking out against prohibition. And public opinion in America, especially when it comes to legalizing pot, ... |
| Bid to have pot smokers fined not prosecuted [06.03.2012] | Parliament has launched a new attempt to decriminalise the consumption of cannabis, four years after voters rejected a proposal for the full legalisa ... |
| Whither a Progressive Pot Policy? [01.03.2012] | Cannabis has been taking centre stage in recent weeks. Former attorneys-general and Vancouver mayors in British Columbia have called for regulation a ... |
| U.S. officials tell Tories war on drugs has failed [22.02.2012] | A high-profile group of current and former U.S. law enforcement officials has written to the Conservative government with a surprising message: Take ... |
| Opinion | Is it okay if we sell joints? [16.02.2012] | The City Council will soon be sending a letter to the justice minister, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemokraterne). It might be formulated a little more for ... |
| Guatemala president weighs drug legalization, blames US for not reducing consumption [14.02.2012] | U.S. inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves Guatemala with no option but to consider legalizing the use and transport of drugs, President O ... |
| Legalised cannabis? [10.02.2012] | A political majority at Copenhagen Town Hall is pushing for cannabis to be decriminalised. In a joint letter, four out of five local politicians have ... |
| 'Soft drug' legalization law may be withdrawn [02.02.2012] | Greece may withdraw a bill allowing the possession of small amounts of 'soft' drugs for personal use because of opposition from two parties that supp ... |
| Leftists suggest legal cannabis clubs [25.01.2012] | Germany’s socialist Left party is calling an expert hearing on “legalizing cannabis through the introduction of cannabis clubs” in the German parliam ... |
| Cannabis taxation: a win-win all round, Richard Branson tells MPs [24.01.2012] | The market for cannabis in Britain should be regulated and taxed, and responsibility for drug policy moved from the Home Office to the health departm ... |
| It’s time to end the failed war on drugs [23.01.2012] | After 50 years of the failed drug war, it is time for today’s leaders to find the courage to speak out. For all the successes I’ve had in business, I ... |
| Copenhagen wants controlled cannabis shops [09.01.2012] | The Copenhagen City Council is pushing ahead with a proposal to decriminalise cannabis, and has set up a committee to investigate the best way to reg ... |
| Drugs bill goes to Parliament [09.01.2012] | Draft legislation that foresees the decriminalization of the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use but the leveling of criminal ch ... |
| Towards a smarter drugs policy [06.01.2012] | The loudest voices in US drug policy debates call either for enforcing prohibition with ever-increasing ferocity or for giving up altogether by letti ... |
| A resounding success or a disastrous failure [05.01.2012] | Two observers and scholars of the 2001 Portuguese drug policy reform consider divergent accounts of the reform which viewed it as a ‘resounding succe ... |
| Drug Policy in the Andes [15.12.2011] | Fifty years after signing the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and 40 years after the U.S. government declared a "war on drugs," ma ... |
| Sanctionner l'usage de stupéfiants par une contravention? [06.12.2011] | Actuellement, l'usage de stupéfiants est puni d'une amende maximale de 3 750 euros et d'un an d'emprisonnement. Une proposition de loi, adoptée le 7 ... |
| The politics of pot [01.12.2011] | Polls show overwhelming support for amending the laws. In fact, 50 percent of Americans—the largest portion ever recorded—now favor legalizing mariju ... |
| It's time to end the phoney war on drugs [29.11.2011] | We are supposedly engaged in a "war on drugs." What war on drugs? A phoney war, because it provokes that which it proclaims to repress. Take three co ... |
| Portugal and the drug war [23.11.2011] | Portuguese drug policy and the drug treatment system are not without challenges and problems. No system is perfect and operates within a constantly c ... |
| Legal marijuana gets one step closer [21.11.2011] | A committee has now been established to determine the best way to legalise the sale of hashish, with special stores owned by the council presenting i ... |
| Extraordinary General Assembly of Cannabis Users Association Pannagh [19.11.2011] | The General Assembly of Cannabis Users Association Pannagh denounces the disproportionate intervention of the Municipal Police of Bilbao against the ... |
| Why is it only 'formers' who want to talk about drugs? [17.11.2011] | Former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller today joins an increasingly long list of "formers" and "exes" who have publicly condemned the so-called "W ... |
| Ex-head of MI5 calls on government to decriminalise and regulate cannabis [17.11.2011] | The former head of MI5 believes the "war on drugs" has proved fruitless and it is time to consider decriminalising the possession and use of small qu ... |
| Swiss cannabis smokers will be allowed to grow four marijuana plants each [17.11.2011] | Cannabis smokers in Switzerland will soon be allowed to grow up to four marijuana plants each at home to stop them buying drugs on the black market. ... |
| Minister considers Portuguese drugs strategy [04.11.2011] | Junior Health Minister Roisin Shortall, who is in charge of Ireland’s drugs strategy, said she had an "open mind" in relation to Portugal’s model. Sh ... |
| Decriminalize pot, aldermen urge — but mayor says not so fast [02.11.2011] | Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he would not be rushed into decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana because doing so creates its o ... |
| Cash-strapped Chicago mulls easing marijuana law [02.11.2011] | Alderman Danny Solis introduced an ordinance to the City Council that would make possession of small amounts of marijuana a ticketable offense with a ... |
| The punishment must fit the crime, even for drug users [02.11.2011] | The case of the Australian boy arrested on drug charges in Bali offers the opportunity to review our nation's own response to drug use, both here and ... |
| Chicago’s pot dilemma: Should marijuana users just be ticketed? [01.11.2011] | Last year, Chicago Police officers arrested more than 23,000 people on misdemeanor marijuana charges, and most of those cases were dropped. From 2006 ... |
| Justice Dept. memo writer is mum on pot crackdown [26.10.2011] | A high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official who wrote a memo saying state medical marijuana laws do not provide immunity from federal prosecution ... |
| Ecuador to Debate Decriminalization [24.10.2011] | Proposed changes to Ecuador's penal code would decriminalize possession of drugs for personal use, including up to 10 grams of marijuana and hashish, ... |
| Editorial: Feds' pot crackdown bad medicine [21.10.2011] | In the design of America's founders, the states are supposed to be centers of democratic experiment. They're not supposed to be uniform. For example, ... |
| It's Time For A New Approach To Policies Involving Illegal Drugs [19.10.2011] | Should drugs be decriminalized? That this question is still being kicked around after decades of debate through the war on drugs is indicative of how ... |
| California's Coming Crackdown on Pot: What Do You Do if You Need It? [19.10.2011] | Four California-based U.S. attorneys have announced their intent to prosecute the medical-marijuana dispensaries, growers and delivery services that ... |
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