Tag: global drug policy

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September 27, 2012
09/27/2012
Latin Americans at UN Seek Drug Policy Debate

Latin Americans at UN Seek Drug Policy Debate

06:51pm Wednesday’s United Nations General Assembly session saw not one, not two, but three Latin American heads of state call on it to promote debate on...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota

Colombia Okays Prescriptions for Addicts in Bogota

02:09am President Juan Manuel Santos has given the go-ahead to Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro’s plan to prescribe otherwise illicit drugs to addicts in the Colombian capital,...
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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 itsĀ annual determination of major drug trafficking or producing countries, singling out Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

A recent article by TheFix.com explores the Best and Worst countries for drug users. The author considers what makes good drug policy? Should a nation make sure...
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June 26, 2012
06/26/2012
Death Penalty for Selling Marijuana in the United Arab Emirates

Death Penalty for Selling Marijuana in the United Arab Emirates

Be careful when you travel and smoke, a British man (21) is allegedly facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates for selling 20 grams of...
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