This week the President of the Chilean Senate, Isabelle Allende Bussi, introduced a motion to change Chile’s marijuana laws to allow personal possession, cultivation, and
In a report published earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a clear call for broad drug policy reforms, including decriminalization of drug use, harm
Five years ago the Czech Republic reformed its marijuana laws. Possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana and cultivation of up to five plants
By Phillip Smith The mass migration of tens of thousands of children and adolescents from Central America festered for months before exploding into a full-blown
A poll was recently conducted by Herald-DigiPoll which asked residents of New Zealand if they supported cannabis reform, or wanted to keep cannabis illegal. Currently
At the semi-annual summit of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which concluded in Antigua this weekend, CARICOM leaders agreed to establish a
Thousands of activists will take to the streets in more than 80 cities on June 26 to fight harmful drug laws that have caused health
The war on drugs is a war on poor people. Rich people consume drugs as much as poor people do proportianetly, however, rich people are
The Barcelona City Council passed legislation Friday that bans the opening of new cannabis clubs for one year. The ban seeks to halt the spread
Uruguay is the first country to legalize marijuana on a national level. Other countries have decriminalized marijuana. However, Uruguay is the first to try to
For a very long time, Mexico has been the top supplier for illegal marijuana to the United States. The marijuana from Mexico has been supplied
Uruguay recently became the first country to completely legalize cannabis, and has big plans to create a recreational marijuana industry. This has lead to numerous
The newest revelations emerging from an investigation spurred by documents released by Edward Snowden suggest that the NSA is using DEA access to wiretaps to
By Brandon Isaak In a recently released report titled “Ending the Drug Wars,” five previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics have endorsed the
President Jose Mujica signed Uruguay’s rules for their soon-to-be cannabis industry on Tuesday. The legal marijuana system is expected to start sales by the end of this year. The
Eliminating drug use is not possible and prohibition leads to mass incarceration, human rights abuses, a degradation of fundamental rights, corruption and violence. That is
By Phillip Smith Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year’s end to legalize the production of marijuana
This week, legislators from the Mexican Congress and the Mexico City Assembly will be in DC and NY to discuss the bills they introduced to decriminalize the
By Phillip Smith The United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has wrapped up the High-Level Segment portion of its annual meeting in Vienna. The session revealed
Vienna, Austria – A key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A citizens initiative to legalize cannabis in the European Union is underway, with advocates needing to collect 1 million signatures from 7
By Phillip Smith Late last week, lawmakers in Mexico City filed two bills that would begin to radically transform the country’s approach to drugs. One
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A legislative proposal to legalize recreational cannabis was officially introduced today in Mexico City. If approved into law, the proposal would legalize
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Italy’s constitutional court on Wednesday struck down a controversial drug law – approved in 2006 – that tripled sentences for selling, cultivating
