Source: Drug War Chronicle 1 December 2010 By Phillip Smith
COCA LEAVES FIRST CHEWED 8,000 YEARS AGO
Source: BBC NEWS 2 December 2010 By Jason Palmer
THE ISRAELI MODEL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS
PRESS RELEASE State of Israel Ministry of Health Jerusalem Spokeswoman and Public Relation’s Office November 3, 2010 To: Health Reporters
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS DECRIMINALIZATION IN PORTUGAL A SUCCESS
Source: [Time >http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/23/portugals-drug-experience-new-study-confirms-decriminalization-was-a-success/#ixzz16HRIvCkj ] Novembre 23, 2010 By Maia Szalavitz
SMOKE-IN DEMO ON FINNISH PARLIAMENT STEPS FOR CANNABIS LEGALISATION
Source: Helsingin Sanomat 22 november 2010 Several hundred protest pot prohibition as 100 police look on
URGENT CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH BERNARD RAPPAZ, SWISS HEMP PIONEER
On 26 August 2010 Bernard Rappaz, the Valaisan hemp grower sentenced to a five year jail term, started his third hunger strike in 5 months. He called off the earlier strike on 20 July protest after being allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest pending a federal supreme court ruling on the affair. This […]
BOLIVIA WALKS THIN LINE AS IT STRUGGLES TO BATTLE COCA PRODUCTION
Source: Washington Post November 13, 2010 By Helen Coster
MEETING CORE GROUP FOR CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
On 8 November, the meeting of the core group of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy took place. Encod is a member of this group (together with Correlation, Irefrea, INPUD, EHRN and EURAD). The first meeting of the core group took place on 15 June 2010.
EUROPE FACES NEW CHALLENGES IN DRUG ISSUES
Source: EMCDDA Lisbon, 10.11.2010
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ANNOUNCES EVALUATION OF DRUG STRATEGY
In an answer to a parliamentary question, Eurocommissioner Viviane Reding announces a new evaluation of drug policy in the European Union. The question remains if its conclusions will have any impact on policymaking at all.