Items tagged with decriminalization
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| Ending the futile war on drugs [27.12.2010] | The war on drugs is a lost war, and 2011 is the time to move away from a punitive approach in order to pursue a new set of policies based on public h ... |
| Portugal's drug policy pays off; US eyes lessons [26.12.2010] | The United States, which has waged a 40-year, $1 trillion war on drugs, is looking for answers in tiny Portugal, which is reaping the benefits of wha ... |
| Juries are giving pot defendants a pass [24.12.2010] | Prosecutors say they are increasingly mindful of as marijuana use wins growing legal and public tolerance: Some jurors may be reluctant to convict fo ... |
| All parties must see that the drugs war has failed [19.12.2010] | It is clearly expecting too much of Westminster that, when a recently retired cabinet minister calls for mature debate on drugs policy, a mature deba ... |
| What Can We Learn From The Portuguese Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs? [30.11.2010] | The issue of decriminalizing illicit drugs is hotly debated, but is rarely subject to evidence-based analysis. This paper examines the case of Portug ... |
| Portugal's Drug Experience: New Study Confirms Decriminalization Was a Success [23.11.2010] | From the perspective of drug warriors, the criminal laws against drug possession are all that protect Americans from a deluge of drugs, an orgy of ma ... |
| Proposition 19 Is a Vote Heard 'Round the World' [01.11.2010] | The world will be watching as Californians go to the polls on Tuesday and vote on Proposition 19, which would legalize and regulate marijuana in that ... |
| UN expert calls for a fundamental shift in global drug control policy [26.10.2010] | At a press conference in New York on Tuesday 26 October, 2010, at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, one of the UN’s key human ... |
| The drug legalization debate [17.10.2010] | Foreign minister Maria Angela Holguín’s statement of last Sunday 10 October is of great importance. According to this statement, Colombia should take ... |
| Portuguese priorities [11.10.2010] | In July 2001, the Portuguese government introduced Law 30, setting in train a radical new approach to illicit drug use. In practice, it decriminalise ... |
| Pot possession in Calif now like speeding ticket [01.10.2010] | A new law makes possessing up to an ounce of marijuana in California no more serious than getting a speeding ticket - a development both sides battli ... |
| Schwarzenegger signs bill reducing offense for marijuana possession [01.10.2010] | Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger opposes Proposition 19, which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but he offered a consolation Thursday by s ... |
| Cuts prompt police to call for debate on drugs and redirect resources [18.09.2010] | One of Britain's most senior police officers has said youngsters caught carrying personal amounts of drugs such as cannabis should "not be criminalis ... |
| Weary of drug war, Mexico debates legalization [12.09.2010] | A debate about legalizing marijuana and possibly other drugs — once a taboo suggestion — is percolating in Mexico, a nation exhausted by runaway viol ... |
| Calif. to vote on legalizing marijuana [09.09.2010] | For those who have long argued that smoking marijuana should not be a crime, a potentially historic turning point is just weeks away. Voters in Calif ... |
| Can California's Legalization Battle Kick-Start a Movement for Change? [05.09.2010] | Drug prohibition is remarkably ineffective, costly and counter-productive -- it has cost people their lives, and put millions behind bars. Is the tid ... |
| What Britain could learn from Portugal's drugs policy [05.09.2010] | In the midst of the recently resurgent debate in Britain about whether our drug laws are working – or require a major overhaul – the experience of Po ... |
| Cannabis in Mexico [27.08.2010] | In August 2010, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared that he would support a national debate on the issue of legalisation, reversing his previo ... |
| Prague high [24.08.2010] | Although the partial decriminalization of cannabis at the beginning of this year didn't transform the capital into the new Amsterdam, as some headlin ... |
| Leading doctor urges decriminalisation of drugs [16.08.2010] | One of the UK's leading doctors said today the government should consider decriminalising drugs because the blanket ban has failed to cut crime or im ... |
| Mexico rethinks drugs strategy as violence escalates [11.08.2010] | Mexico's president, Felipe Calderón, launched his presidency three and a half years ago with an unprecedented military-led offensive against the coun ... |
| Ex-Mexico president calls for legalizing drugs [09.08.2010] | Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of th ... |
| Permitir uso inhibe adicciones [09.08.2010] | La legalización del consumo y venta de drogas “blandas” (mariguana y hachís) en Holanda resultó un éxito para el sistema de salud de ese país, al dis ... |
| The problem is more than just the substances, it's the prohibition itself [09.08.2010] | Maria Lucia Karam, a retired Brazilian judge, argues that drugs should be legalised - but regulated. Every country that has provided a glimpse of wha ... |
| Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health [06.08.2010] | The current international system of drug control has focused on creating a drug-free world, almost exclusively through use of law enforcement policie ... |
| En la hora de la legalización de las drogas [05.08.2010] | El discurso del presidente Calderón el 3 de agosto es de una importancia histórica. Por primera vez un jefe de Estado en funciones en México había ac ... |
| FCH: Que se debata legalizar las drogas [04.08.2010] | El presidente Felipe Calderón aceptó el debate sobre la legalización de las drogas en el país. El lunes, Eduardo Gallo, presidente de México Unido Co ... |
| Insistir en el enfoque represivo en la lucha contra el narco, inefectivo [01.08.2010] | Mientras la estrategia para combatir el narcotráfico se centre en las acciones bélicas, la guerra en contra de este ilícito continuará por décadas si ... |
| Ten years of decriminalization in Portugal [29.07.2010] | Ten years ago, in July 2001, Portugal decriminalized the use and possession of all illicit drugs including cocaine and heroin. Under the new legal fr ... |
| At 10, Portugal's Drug Law Draws New Scrutiny [20.07.2010] | Portugal's move to decriminalize illicit substances—Europe's most liberal drug legislation—turns 10 years old this month amid new scrutiny and plaudi ... |
| Argentina: Reform on the way? [15.07.2010] | In August 2009, the Argentina Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional legislation that criminalized drug possession for personal consumption. This ... |
| El nuevo paradigma sobre las drogas [17.06.2010] | Rodeada de expertos, colegas y políticos, ayer la fiscal Mónica Cuñarro, encargada de la comisión gubernamental que impulsa la reforma de las polític ... |
| Berlin set to relax cannabis laws [18.05.2010] | A new marijuana policy could make it legal for individuals to posses up to 15 grams (0.5 ounces) of the drug in the German capital. The regulation wo ... |
| Drug Law Reform in Ecuador [01.05.2010] | In Ecuador, the Correa government’s comprehensive justice sector reform project includes significant changes in drug legislation. The country has one ... |
| Review of methodologies of evaluating effects of drug-related legal changes [01.04.2010] | This paper analyses scientific and grey literature that examines the consequences of drug law changes, and describes their approach and methodologies ... |
| Argentina and Mexico clash with the INCB [31.03.2010] | The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna in March 2010 was a rather uneventful event. One of the most controversial issues were the comments ... |
| IDPC Drug Policy Guide [01.03.2010] | This is the second edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide aimed at national government policy makers. This publication is a collaborative effort by a ... |
| In drug war, failed old ideas never die [26.02.2010] | WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Here's a stern warning to the U.S. states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, N ... |
| Latin America distances itself from U.S. on drug war [09.02.2010] | Latin America is shifting focus in counter-drug strategies, moving away from a U.S. strategy of a "war on drugs" that is widely seen as having failed ... |
| Latin America Rejects Old U.S. Approach In Drugs War [29.01.2010] | As an increasingly violent and costly drugs war clogs up prisons with small-time users, some Latin American countries are abandoning hardline U.S. po ... |
| Trends in Drug Law Reform in Europe and Latin America [26.01.2010] | This presentation gives a short overview of legislative reforms in Europe and Latin America that provide lessons learned in practice about less punit ... |
| Prohibition, a backwards step [01.01.2010] | In December 2009, the Congress in Colombia passed a reform to the 1991 Constitution, which considered the possession and consumption of certain quant ... |
| New drug guidelines are Europe's most liberal [23.12.2009] | Long known for a liberal policy on drugs, the Czech Republic is now officially quantifying its status as one of European Union's most lenient member ... |
| Penalisation of drug possession [01.12.2009] | Polish law provides punishment for possession of narcotic drugs. It is a controversial issue whether punishing for possession of any amount of drugs ... |
| Legislative Innovation in Drug Policy [01.11.2009] | This briefing summarizes good practices in legislative reforms around the world, representing steps away from a repressive zero-tolerance model towar ... |
| Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing [01.10.2009] | In August 2009, Mexico adopted a new law against small-scale drug dealing, which introduces some significant advances in key subjects, such as the re ... |
| Latin America breaks ranks in US war on drugs [24.09.2009] | Many countries in the region – most recently Mexico – have decriminalized small amounts of drugs for personal use. The moves have followed decisions ... |
| Drug Decriminalization: A Trend Takes Shape [21.09.2009] | The trend of "drug decriminalization" is quickly taking shape in Latin America. Increasingly, many countries are leaning toward decriminalization as ... |
| Argentina’s supreme court “Arriola” ruling on the possession of drugs for personal consumption [01.09.2009] | Intercambios Asociación Civil applauds the attempt of the Supreme Court Judges to distance the criminal law from drug users, but warns that attention ... |
| Stepping away from the darkness [01.09.2009] | The experiences of countries that have decriminalised drugs show that fears of explosions in drugs use are unfounded. |
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