Cannabis use ‘will impair but not damage mental health’ By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Source: Telegraph, UK, 20/01/2006
EUROPEAN COMMISSION SETS UP DIALOGUE PROCESS
In the end of June 2006, after many years of lobbying by ENCOD and others to establish a forum for dialogue between civil society and authorities in the European Union to discuss the impact of current drug policies, the Drugs Coordination Unit of the European Commission (DCU) produced a Green Paper on the upcoming dialogue […]
ANALYSIS OF CIVIL SOCIETY COMMENTS TO EU GREEN PAPER
Analysis of civil society comments to European Commission Green Paper on the role of civil society in drug policy in the EU
SWISS HEMP FARMER NEW PRISONER IN THE WAR ON PLANTS
29 MONTHS OF PRISON FOR GROWING HEMP
UK: PUBLIC TO BE CONSULTED ON DRUG STRATEGY
Downing Street Press Release: Source: Downing Street Date: July 18 2007
UK: BROWN WANTS FRESH REVIEW ON CANNABIS
The British Government has announced that they will be holding some sort of public consultation on the isue of the risk of cananbis use – citing claims of increased health and mental health problems amongst adolecent cannabis users. Source: Guardian Unlimited Date: July 18 2007 Authors: Haroon Siddique and Matthew Tempest
NETHERLANDS: BAN ON MAGIC MUSHROOMS UNLIKELY
Mushrooms: only for 18 years and older Source: NRC Handelsblad, 2007.07.17 Harm van den Berg and Vincent Bongers
CANNABIS USE AMONG 15/16 YEAR OLDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
HARM REDUCTION – THE CANNABIS PARADOX
The health of each individual is dependant on his body working appropriately. Source: Harm Reduction Journal By: Robert Melamede, University of Colorado
DRUG POLICIES THREATEN HIV TREATMENT
HIV treatment, injection drug use, and illicit drug policies Source: The Lancet Vol 370 July 7, 2007