By Julian Huppert 31 March 2014 Khat is as potent as a strong cup of coffee and has no organised crime involvement – yet the government wants to spend £150m on a ban that would create far more severe problems
Found Cannabis in Viking Ship Grave
June 19, 2014 By ThorNews One of the women in the Oseberg ship was found with a little leather pouch full of cannabis. Scientists ask themselves: How would she use them?
Albanian police battle cannabis growers in Lazarat
19 June 2014 Albanian police have seized more than 10 tonnes of marijuana in a major operation against cannabis growers in the southern village of Lazarat.
Annie Machon (LEAP) speaks at Electoral debate, Antwerp
Cannabis regulation: high time for change?
21 May 2014 Rebecca Coombes, magazine editor Cannabis is widely available despite its use and production being illegal in most countries. Rebecca Coombes looks at recent moves to regulate production and the potential effects on public health
Italian Court of Cassation rules: prisoners sentenced with unconstitutional norms have the right to be resentenced
Press release of Forum Droghe 4 June 2014 Italian NGOs advocate for a law by decree that would automatically reduce illegitimate penalties.
How Antwerp turned into Europe’s go-to city for cocaine
1 June 2014 By Jamie Doward Antwerp, Belgium’s genteel port city, is now revealed as a global drugs gateway and the cocaine capital of Europe
Cannabis & Law: Prohibition vs regulation
06.06.2014 Hotel Lev, Ljubljana The purpose of this and all other forthcoming seminars in the Demystifying Cannabis series which will be organised in the next few months is to spread new knowledge gained in this field and to make it known to legal experts as well as other experts, policy-makers and the general public in […]
Hemp bound by Doug Fine
Portugal Set to Introduce Its First Drug Consumption Room
27 May 2014 Portugal’s capital city, Lisbon, has announced that it is exploring opening the country’s first ever drug consumption room (DCR), a positive, though somewhat belated development in the country’s pioneering drug law reforms.