The future of drug policies starts from cities
We publish the final document of the National Meeting of the ELIDE network, held in Milan on January 24.
Fuoriluogo in english
Drugs, the Elide network challenges Mantovano
Jacopo Rosatelli, Councillor for Welfare, Rights and Equal Opportunity of the City of Turin, writes about the Elide Network meeting last week in Milan for the Fuoriluogo column in the January 29, 2025 manifesto.
Racial profiling and drugs: the United Nations reprimand Italy
A new report by the UN Human Rights Council experts on racial justice in law enforcement denounces racial profiling by law enforcement in Italy, and asks the country to fully decriminalise the possession for personal use and ‘retail-level trade’ in drugs.
The UN will review the prohibition of coca leaf
Martin Jelsma, Transnational Institute, write about rescheduling of coca leaf on Fuoriluogo.it
In Italy a rave party is now a penal crime
In the first measures by the new Meloni government there is the introduction of a new norm in the penal code which make raves and free parties a crime.
The Hypocrisy of Shaming the Finnish Prime Minister
Peter Sarosi on Sanna Marin video
The green wave hits Europe
The video of the side event at the 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs dell'ONU co-organizef by Forum Droghe.
Drugs: 60 years of an EPIC FAIL?
International webinar for the 60th anniversary of the UN's Single Convention on narcotic drugs.
Sanpa. Where did we leave off? Where are we now?
In Italy the documentary on San Patrignano community has started a wide debate on drugs. A lot has changed from the '80's and '90's: the fight for de-crimininalization of drug use has won support, harm reduction is now part of the public drug policies, a significant part of Italians agree on cannabis legalization. But the current debate shows also that there is a “long shadow” of those years: drug use paradigm, PWUD stigma and human rights violation didn't change in public opinion, and in political and mass media discourse.
