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UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Encod is present at the 57th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, with a delegation of representatives of populations affected by the war on drugs, to be held in Vienna between March 13th and 21st.

For a report see below

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Cocaleros peruanos exigen diálogo con autoridades

12 de febrero, 2014

El fantasma del inicio de erradicación de la planta de la coca que recorre a lo largo de todo el Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (Vraem) ha llegado, concentró a más de ocho mil campesinos en la plaza principal de Palmapampa del distrito de Samugari, en el marco del cuarto Congreso Interregional del Valle de los Ríos Apurímac y Ene (VRAE) y primer Foro de la Erradicación de la Hoja de Coca que se desarrolló el siete y ocho de febrero.

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AND NOW HEMP AS WELL

6 February 2014

The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow universities and state agriculture departments to establish industrial hemp growing programs. If these research programs go well, they could pave the way for commercial hemp farming to become a reality.