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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

What a year in drug reform! 2013 saw a historic breakthrough on the international front, as well as evidence that powerful currents are shifting inexorably away from...
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September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism

Last Friday, the White House released its annual scorecard on other countries’ compliance with US drug policy demands, the presidential determination on major drug producing and trafficking...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban

Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban

Bolivia will rejoin the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs after its bid to rejoin with a reservation that it does not accept the treaty’s requirement that...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
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December 11, 2012
12/11/2012
Breaking the Taboo, Narrated by Morgan Freeman #BreakTheTaboo

Breaking the Taboo, Narrated by Morgan Freeman #BreakTheTaboo

Breaking the Taboo, narrated by Morgan Freeman #BreakTheTaboo Breaking the Taboo is a must-see documentary arguing to end the failed War on Drugs (#BreakTheTaboo). Produced by Sam...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

01:31pm The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Thursday voiced “grave concern” about the votes legalizing marijuana in the US states of Colorado and...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

03:44pm Last Thursday, the White House released its annual determination of major drug trafficking or producing countries, singling out Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have...
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