By Matt Siedge 19 May 2014 The National Security Agency is “blurring the lines” between the war on drugs and the war on terror, according to a memo produced by the spy agency itself and published Monday by Glenn Greenwald’s new website The Intercept.
Death from cannabis? A critical reflection
By: Maximilian Plenert 08. Mai 2014
Uruguay announces new regulations on cannabis
Uruguay has announced many of the finer details of its marijuana legalization legislation, with regulations that demonstrate a concerted effort to minimize the risk of large-scale trafficking. By Mimi Yagoub 8 May 2014
Why the costly, pointless war on drugs must come to an end
6 May, 2014 A new report from the London School of Economics lays out the case against the counter-productive decades-long attack on recreational drugs. by John Collins
UK GREENS PLEAD FOR DECRIMINALISATION
By Caroline Allen, Green Party candidate for the European Parliament elections on May 25th Yesterday I spoke at the 420 event in London’s Hyde Park. The pro-cannabis rally run by NORML-UK and UK Cannabis Social Clubs was well attended in spite of the truly awful weather and relentless rain.
Are we entering a new era of cannabis regulation? An overview of current cannabis production regimes
23 April 2014 By Kristy Kruithof and Mafalda Pardal
German law professors demand cannabis legalization
April 10, 2014 By Carla Bleiker Over 120 German professors of criminal law are supporting an initiative to legalize cannabis. They have called on the Bundestag to discuss the issue. Merkel’s coalition is skeptical.
Ending the International Drug War
10 April 2014 By Doug Fine
For a review of Italian drug policy
To the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers To the Heads of Parliamentary Groups To the Regions’ Presidents To the President of ANCI (National Association on Municipalities) To Italian City Majors cc: Anti-Drugs Policy Department (DPA)
For Mexico, Legalization is Freedom
February 17th, 2014 By Vicente Fox I recently had the opportunity to meet with Jim Pattison, one of Canada’s most powerful and influential business people. While sitting in his office overlooking Burrard Inlet and the mountains of Vancouver, Mr. Pattison asked me a most timely and intriguing question. “President Fox, I have read recently that […]