Source: Cannabis Culture June 18 2010 by Jodie Emery –
ILLICIT DRUG POLICY THROUGH THE LENS OF REGULATION
DANISH POLICE OFFICER SAYS WAR ON DRUGS IS USELESS
A Copenhagen police officer refuses to fight the war on drugs
UK: DRUGS DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
Source: BBC 17 June, 2010 Justice Minister reacts on the call for legalisation during a drug debate in the House of Lords
FOXNEWS: TIME TO STOP FIGHTING THE DRUG WAR
Source: Foxnews By John Stossel June 16, 2010
UN NGO COMMITTEE MEETING
ENCOD HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UN NGO COMMITTEE ON NARCOTIC DRUGS IN VIENNA AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN ITS MEETING ON 24 JUNE 2010 YOU WILL FIND A REPORT HERE
MEETING CORE GROUP FOR CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
On 15 June, the European Commission organised a meeting of the core group of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy. Encod is a member of this group (together with Correlation, Irefrea, INPUD, EHRN and EURAD). The core group was formed during the last session of the CSF in March 2009.
COCA MAKES COMEBACK IN PERU
Source: New York Times 13 June 2010 Andrea Zárate
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW LINE OF REASONING ON DRUG POLICIES
ENCOD, European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies, proposes the following line of reasoning for the debate on drug regulation. (an earlier version of these 10 points was published in the Encod Bulletin nr. 62 of April 2010) This proposal will be discussed at the Encod General Assembly 2010 in Frankfurt
CANNABIS MAY HELP KEEP ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AT BAY
Source: Daily Mail by Fiona Macrae 13 Jun 2010