[All] problems won’t disappear with decriminalization, but measures such as drug-checking are facilitated and, if safety of supply becomes a priority, governments can opt to legalize and regulate, as they are doing with cannabis. When possession of drugs is a crime, it creates giant barriers to harm reduction and treatment. First and foremost, it means…
Brooklyn moving forward with expungement of past records builds on momentum in other cities around the country. “It’s a little unfair to say we’re no longer prosecuting these cases, but to have these folks carry these convictions for the rest of their lives,” -Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Original Article (Drug Policy Alliance):Brooklyn District Attorney Eric…
The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat, according to interviews with agency staff and documents Staff believe that if the administration is…
The guidelines indicate members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be allowed to consume and possess cannabis as long as they follow the federal and provincial laws, but face several added regulations about when they can and can’t use the drug. Members of the Armed Forces will not be allowed to consume cannabis during a shift…
*Gandoerma oregonense Removing the money spent on prohibition and adding the money that would come from legalization and taxes could add up to nearly $625 million in savings and revenue for Oregon. A recent paper by a Harvard-based researcher and published by The Cato Institute gives insight to the financial picture: Legalizing all drugs could generate…
Diplomacy or Denialism: The language that the UNGASS (United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the “World Drug Problem”) of 2016 Outcome Document overlooked… Noting the…Reaffirming…Recognising…Also recognising that…Recalling that …Also recalling…Acknowledging that …Consider…Highlight…Undertake…Include…Ensure that…Eliminate…Highlight…Declare…Warn…Commit that…End…Commit too…Promote…Take Account…Recognize that…Request…Realign…Commit…Review…Address…Implement… Original Article:Diplomacy or Denialism: The language that the UNGASS Outcome Document overlooked Artwork Fair Use: Jayel Aheram
*ECfES Policy Preview and Anaylsis HERE We’ve got to stop calling it “the opioid crisis” or “the overdose crisis” and start calling it “the prohibition deaths crisis.” Media needs to start referring to overdose deaths as “victims of drug prohibition … We must recognize that prohibition itself is the real “drug problem”. –Dana Larsen is…
The first state-level drug decriminalization bill Has been introduced by in Maryland, USA…where elected officials and a broad range of stakeholders [convened] on a forum on decriminalization. [H.B. 488 : Drug Use and Possession Penalty Changes], [H.B. 515 : Substance Use Treatment at Need in ERs and Hospitals], and [H.B. 519 : Safe Consumption Programs].…
Party members in Canada overwhelmingly vote for decriminalizing drugs. It’s likely a first for North America. The City of Vancouver, BC has officially recommended that the Government of Canada “immediately” decriminalize the personal possession of all drugs, including hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. Decriminalization is a relatively simple process. It would involve removing sections…
Drug decriminalization is a rational and fiscally sound policy rooted in health and human rights. Governments throughout the U.S. and around the world have an indisputable moral and scientific imperative to pursue it. Not only does drug decriminalization drastically reduce the number of people mired in the quicksand of the criminal justice system – it…
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