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Patients in need of cannabis treatment from 13 different countries met at the "Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice" conference in Prague March 4-7, 2015 and established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC).
A London School of Economics report outlining negative outcomes and collateral damage from the war on drugs called for evidence-based approaches to drugs.
What a difference a year makes. From 4/20, 2013, to 4/20, 2014, marijuana came out of the shadows of the black market and into the light of the mainstream
In the Caribbean, marijuana is illegal, yet it is widely used. Now, Caribbean leaders are considering loosening restrictions to control the popular crop.
A key group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use.
Last week, the United Nations released a statement explaining its position – that Uruguay has violated a U.N. drug convention.
A UN document reveals fundamental splits among nations as the international organization prepares for the General Assembly Special Session on drugs in 2016.
Uruguay's marijuana legalization bill has already passed the lower house of parliament and is set for a vote soon in the upper house.
Afghanistan could collapse into a "full-fledged narco-state" as the looming withdrawal of US and NATO combat forces creates a hole in the country's economy
Once again, the United Nations' General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform.
Keith Humphreys tackles four questions to determine whether marijuana legalization in CO and WA puts the US in violation of international drug treaties.
In the meantime, Uruguay isn't waiting, and there is little the UN anti-drug agencies can do about except shout from their bully pulpits.
UNICEF's "Report Card 11" found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter...
Cannabis is consumed by 75 percent of all illicit drug users, making it the most widely used illicit substance in the world, according to the United Nations
It is clear that the "war on drugs" has failed and there needs to be room for new approaches, the head of the United Nations Development Program said.
Referred to as drug treatment centers or 'reeducation through labor' centers, these are commonly run by police or security forces, or private companies.
As reported on Denver’s Westword earlier this week, Colorado and Washington State law might be in violation of international treaties.
The International Narcotics Control Board, a UN agency, andeight former DEA administrators came out swinging this week against marijuana legalization in...
