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.
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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.
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
10.th Edition of the “White Paper on Drug Policy in Italy”
Main Trends and Statistics about drug policies and Justice in Italy. Translated by Bernardo Parrella.
Cannabis in Jamaica
Article written by Axel Klein on cannabis policies in Jamaica and Caribbean
75 Years After First LSD Trip, Psychedelic Science is Making a Comeback
At 4:20 pm on April 19, 1943, Albert Hofmann (37), a Swiss chemist working at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel (now Novartis), was the first person to i…
War on Drugs and Human Rights in the Philippines
An update about the on-going violations of human rights in the Philippines and President Duterte attempt to escape the International Criminal Court prosecution (from Fuoriluogo weekly column on il manifesto).
NAHRPP, the first report on line
First report of the project "New Approaches in Harm Reduction Policies and Practices (NAHRPP) – 2017-2018" is online
Balancing Treaty Stability and Change
Inter se modification of the UN drug control conventions to facilitate cannabis regulation
The new Italian Parliament must act on drug policy reform
A broader coalition is proposing a seven-item platform based on open dialogue and inclusive partnerships. Translation of an article by Hassan Bassi on Italian drug policy (il manifesto, 28/3/2018)
CND2018: Testing drug policy changes towards UNGASS 2019
Translation of a summary of CND2018 by Hassan Bassi and Leonardo Fiorentini (il manifesto, 03/14/2018).
