Addressing the 51st session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) the Executive Director, United Nations Office on...
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Low support for legalisation of marijuana in Britain
People in Great Britain are concerned about drugs, but few believe that legalising specific substances is the best course of...
WFAD Broadcast
We have recently added a new menu item – Broadcast – to the menu. Here we will publish audio and...
Antonio Maria Costa speaks at World Forum Against Drugs in Sweden 2010
The Swedish Government has decided to support the 2nd World Forum Against Drugs in Sweden. Delegates from 80 countries participated...
LA City Council votes to close 800 marijuana dispensaries
The Huffington Post reports that the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to close roughly 800 medical marijuana dispensaries in...
U.S. High School Seniors’ Perception of Harm from Regular Marijuana Use Decreasing
In the United States twelfth graders’ perceived risk of harm from regular marijuana use has declined in recent years, according...
Pot smokers using fake docs to buy medical marijuana
In a college town like Boulder, Colorado fake ID’s are nothing new. But this is: people using fake documents to...
Widespread corruption in Afghanistan
Poverty and violence are usually portrayed as the biggest challenges confronting Afghanistan. But ask the Afghans themselves, and you get...
Is marijuana a medicine?
“Is marijuana a medicine” is the headline of an article in Wall Street Journal on January 18. The article states,...
David Nutt introduces his new committee on drugs
On January 15 David Nutt presented information about his new committee on drugs. Excerpts from the press conference