Source: Science Blog February 8, 2009
CZECH EU PRESIDENCY CALLS FOR A RATIONAL DRUG POLICY
On 15 January 2009, the Czech Presidency of the European Union organised a meeting in Prague for the EU Home Ministers. Here they discussed the priorities for the drug policy debate in the coming 6 months. The result is this 3 page document called A Rational Drug Policy
DANISH ADDICTS TO GET STATE FUNDED HEROIN
Source: The Guardian Thursday 5 February 2009 By: Gwladys Fouche
REPORT OF THE INCB
[Report of the International Narcotics Control Board on Follow-up to the Twentieth Special Session of the General Assembly->http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/ungass/UNGASS_INCB_Report-English.pdf ] February 2009
DRUG MONEY HELPS BANKS THROUGH CRISIS
UN crime chief says drug money flowed into banks Source: Reuters 27 January 2009
UK: HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATES DRUG PROHIBITION
Debate: Baroness Meacher to call attention to the 1998 United Nations Declaration on countering the world drug problem and the 10 year review in Vienna in March 2009: and to move for papers. Source:TINYURL.COM 22 January 2009
UK CANNABIS CAMPAIGNER WALKS FREE FROM COURT
Source: Plymouth Herald Friday 16 January 2009
SMOKING WITHOUT BORDERS
An HCLU film about drug tourism in the Netherlands: is it really only the problem of the Dutch?
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES – POSTER & VIDEO CONTEST
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is now accepting submissions to the “Unintended Consequences – Global Drug War Poster & Video Contest” as part of our campaign to raise awareness on the 10 years review of global drug control efforts.
NON TOXIC DOSE OF THC KILLS HUMAN BRAIN TUMOR CELLS
EVIDENCE FOR SELECTIVE ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY OF THC PUBLISHED IN PRESTIGIOUS NEURO-ONCOLOGY JOURNAL Source: SETHGROUP