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).

The regulation of plant-based stimulants: Theoretical, historical, and ethnographic approaches

Anthony Henman on line on fuoriluogo.it

Treaty guardians in distress

The inquisitorial nature of the INCB response to Bolivia. Martin Jelsma on the TNI's Drugs&Democracy blog.