Items tagged with decriminalization
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| St Kitts-Nevis to establish national commission on marijuana [08.04.2017] | St Kitts and Nevis prime minister, Timothy Harris, announced the establishment of a National Commission on Marijuana, to be headed by acting chief me ... |
| Understanding Judge Davis' dope judgment [02.04.2017] | On 31 March 2017, Justice Dennis Davis handed down a judgment in the Western Cape High Court that declared sections of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking ... |
| Dagga ban goes up in smoke - and so do some cases [01.04.2017] | Dagga aficionados - users of the intoxicating plant - may now legally grow and consume it in the privacy of their homes, without fear of arrest. In o ... |
| Dagga can be used at home, Cape court rules [31.03.2017] | In a much celebrated outcome, Judge Dennis Davies ruled that an adult may cultivate and use cannabis in the privacy of their own home. “The order als ... |
| Ganja data war - MOH backs drug watchdog in weed clash, lobbyist standing ground [28.03.2017] | A standoff between the Ministry of Health minister and a lobbyist of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has forced the National Council on Drug A ... |
| Why SA should follow Portugal and decriminalise drug use [17.03.2017] | The war on drugs in South Africa, as in the US, has in no way reduced the supply or the demand of drugs. And without a doubt it’s led to an increase ... |
| Tunisia to ease penalties for cannabis use [15.03.2017] | Tunisians convicted of cannabis consumption will be able to avoid prison if it is their first offence. The north African country has faced mounting c ... |
| Israel officially decriminalizes marijuana [05.03.2017] | The cabinet approved the decriminalized use of marijuana in Israel. According to the proposal formulated by the Public Security and Justice ministrie ... |
| Criminalizing cannabis in Indonesia might do more harm than good [28.02.2017] | Indonesia’s National Narcotics Board (BNN) together with the Health Ministry recently made a swift move to criminalize synthetic cannabinoids called ... |
| People in Latin America are starting to turn against outlawing marijuana [27.02.2017] | Sentiments in Latin America in favor of outlawing marijuana appear to be undergoing shifts in some countries, according to a study published the Inte ... |
| Advocacy group calls for reform of Burma’s drug laws and policies [17.02.2017] | The Drug Policy Advocacy Group (DPAG) has called for a reform of Burma’s drug laws, demanding new policies focusing on the rehabilitation of drug use ... |
| Brazil Supreme Court judge calls for drugs legalisation to beat gangs [11.02.2017] | A Brazilian Supreme Court justice called for the legalization of marijuana and even cocaine to undo the growing power of drug gangs behind a wave of ... |
| Decriminalization law for up to 10 grams of ganja lags behind after 5 years [11.02.2017] | In 2012, Belize began to seriously look at changing its laws to decriminalize the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana – about a handful of what ... |
| Drug control policy fuels social unrest in northern Morocco [08.02.2017] | For the past three months, the Rif region in northern Morocco has been experiencing widespread protests and social unrest following the death of Mouh ... |
| Thousands call for full weed legalization at Tel Aviv rally [05.02.2017] | Thousands of Israelis, including two lawmakers, demonstrated for the full legalization of cannabis, urging the government to go beyond the recently a ... |
| Jailed for a puff [01.02.2017] | Many Tunisian prisons are overcrowded, some at 150 percent of their capacity — and authorities say one third of the inmates are there only for mariju ... |
| Israel moves to decriminalize marijuana use [26.01.2017] | Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announces support for new policy for enforcing marijuana use, which favors fines and educational initiatives, wi ... |
| A New International Legal Regime for a New Reality in the War Against Drugs [26.01.2017] | After twenty-three years under the latest international agreement, drug consumption has risen, production has increased, and some states remain helpl ... |
| Georgia eases draconian law on cannabis use in landmark ruling [24.01.2017] | Until recently anyone caught with cannabis twice in 12 months in Georgia faced up to 14 years behind bars. Today you can carry enough for over 200 jo ... |
| Marijuana reforms flood state legislatures [13.01.2017] | Legislators in more than a dozen states have introduced measures to loosen laws restricting access to or criminalizing marijuana, a rush of legislati ... |
| Ship sails 450 kg of cannabis to Tel Aviv to fight drug ban [20.12.2016] | A ship carrying 450 kilograms of cannabis set sail for Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Activists aboard claimed they were protesting the government’s refusal to ... |
| Top anti-drug body recommends pot decriminalization [13.12.2016] | Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan is expected to deliver a formal dressing down to the heads of Israel’s leading anti-drug organization after t ... |
| Ganja debate gone up in smoke [09.12.2016] | Why, after all the excitement occasioned by the forthrightness of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the one who first broached the issue at a regio ... |
| Trudeau’s bait and switch on legalization? [04.12.2016] | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently expressed frustration around the current cannabis landscape, explaining, “Until we have brought in the propose ... |
| Five things to know about weed in Germany [24.11.2016] | The debate about legalizing cannabis continues in Germany - court cases in recent years have granted permission to use the drug for medical purposes, ... |
| It's time to decriminalize drugs, commission report says [21.11.2016] | In a report released by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, that includes the former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan and former presidents of Colom ... |
| The war on drugs has failed: doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform [13.11.2016] | Three United Nations treaties, the oldest from 1961, seek to "advance the health and welfare of mankind" by prohibiting the non-medical use of some d ... |
| Berlin likely to semi-legalize marijuana [11.11.2016] | A coalition of political parties in the German capital agreed to push for partial decriminalization of cannabis. The initial effects will be limited. ... |
| Why the Parliament must carefully consider a private members’ bill to decriminalise natural drugs [03.11.2016] | In the coming session of the Parliament of India, Dharam Vira Gandhi, a member of parliament from Patiala, will table a private member’s bill to amen ... |
| Bill for legalised supply of opium, marijuana cleared for Parliament [01.11.2016] | A proposed legislation to legalise and start regulated supply of traditional intoxicants such as opium and cannabis is likely to be placed in front o ... |
| A lot has happened and a lot has not happened [20.10.2016] | At the recently concluded 6th Latin American and 1st Caribbean Conference on Drug Policy, held in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, I started a disc ... |
| These British police forces have stopped arresting drug users [18.10.2016] | People caught carrying personal amounts of drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are being diverted away from the criminal justice system in what coul ... |
| Police arrest more people for marijuana use than for all violent crimes — combined [12.10.2016] | On any given day in the United States, at least 137,000 people sit behind bars on simple drug-possession charges, according to a report released by t ... |
| Caribbean urged to rethink hard stance on marijuana [22.09.2016] | Chairman of the CARICOM Commission on Marijuana, Professor Wendel Abel, believes the Caribbean can benefit greatly from the decriminalisation of smal ... |
| Review ganja laws [22.09.2016] | The Government of Barbados will have to face the fact that more and more Barbadians, particularly young people, are open to the decriminalization of ... |
| Cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean [15.09.2016] | Cannabis (or marihuana) is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world. According to the United Nations World Drug Report, 1 ... |
| 'Found in the Dark' [14.09.2016] | To address its serious drug use problems, Myanmar should change its drug policy towards a harm reduction approach. Instead of a repressive approach, ... |
| Section 44 to ease ya ba ban [29.08.2016] | The Justice Ministry will seek the use of Section 44 under the interim charter to remove methamphetamine, or ya ba, from the dangerous narcotics list ... |
| Legal minds demand new drugs policy respectful of human rights [29.08.2016] | Introducing a declaration endorsed by 250 magistrates and 300 legal experts, an Argentine civil society organization dealing with criminal law (Asoci ... |
| Ten years of drug policy failure in Brazil [27.08.2016] | Ten years ago this week, Brazil passed a law intended to distinguish dangerous drug traffickers from simple drug users. By replacing jail sentences f ... |
| Weed is effectively legal in the UK [22.08.2016] | Arrests for cannabis possession in England and Wales have fallen by 46 percent since 2010. Cautions have dropped by 48 percent and charges by 33 perc ... |
| Legalise soft drugs like marijuana, opium to wean away addicts: Punjab MP [17.08.2016] | Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Patiala Dr Dharamvira Gandhi wants the Centre to legalise the use of drugs like opium and marijuana to discou ... |
| It is time for a new CARICOM policy on marijuana [17.08.2016] | In April 2016 the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs ended without any significant change to the the UN Drug Control Conventions, despite s ... |
| Wide support for decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use, poll suggests [15.08.2016] | A new poll by the New Zealand Drug Foundation shows almost 65 per cent of New Zealanders want personal possession of cannabis decriminalised or made ... |
| Un rapport interministériel préconise le recours à l’amende pour l’usage de cannabis [10.08.2016] | Réunis sous l’égide de la mission interministérielle de lutte contre les drogues et les conduites addictives (Mildeca), des représentants des ministè ... |
| Thailand’s novel approach to drugs could offer lesson to neighbors [07.08.2016] | Forward thinking is not what one has come to expect from the conservative military regime running Thailand for the past two years. But a government w ... |
| Marijuana users must be rehabilitated not jailed – NACOB boss [06.08.2016] | The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Yaw Akrasi Sarpong believes a lenient paradigm shift is needed in the approach of law ... |
| How legalizing marijuana might stave off 'Spice' epidemics [04.08.2016] | K2 overdoses in Brooklyn sent 33 people to hospital. The rise of K2 could be fueled by a twist on the "gateway drug" theory: it’s not marijuana use, ... |
| Government could make $150 million annually from taxing cannabis [20.07.2016] | Decriminalising cannabis would generate money for the Government and ease pressure on New Zealand's courts according to an informal Treasury report. ... |
| Italy's plan to legalize weed could help fight the Islamic State and the mafia [14.07.2016] | Italy is about to begin a national debate about legalizing marijuana. Should the country forge ahead in regulating and taxing pot, it could be a blow ... |
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