Informal Drug Policy Dialogues

  • Latin American Informal Drug Policy Dialogue

    In 2007, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) started a Latin American Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. The initiative was to modelled on the dialogue process in Europe that started in 2004. Purpose of the dialogue is to have an open-minded exchange of views on current dilemmas in international drug policy making and discuss strategies on how contradictions might be resolved.

  • Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2011, Lisbon

    Policy makers, practitioners, academics, and representatives from NGOs and governmental organisations met in Lisbon, and discussed the Portuguese decriminalisation model, cannabis policy reform, and the agenda and global initiatives at the 54th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

  • Informal Drug Policy Dialogue Overview

    In 2004, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation (APF) started an Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. Purpose of the dialogue is to have an open-minded exchange of views on current dilemmas in international drug policy making and discuss strategies on how contradictions might be resolved. The meetings are guided by 'Chatham House Rules' to encourage a free exchange of thoughts and confidentiality.

Articles

The Global Drug Prohibition Regime: Half a Century of Failed Policymaking?

Video of the discussion forum at the CEU in Budapest with Wolfgang Reinicke (CEU), Sandeep Chawla (UNODC), Niamh Eastwood (Release), Martin Jelsma (TNI) and Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch (OSF).

Cannabis social club activists in Spain liberated

Tom Blickman

Cultivation and consumption of cannabis is decriminalised to an extent but lack of guidelines causes rogue social clubs to undermine the success of self-regulated social clubs. The result; an unwarranted arrest of three Pannagh activists. ...

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue Overview

TNI

In 2004, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation (APF) started an Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. Purpose of the dialogue is to have an open-minded...

Latin American Informal Drug Policy Dialogue

In 2007, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) started a Latin American Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. The initiative was to modelled on the...

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue Rome 2007

The fourth informal drug policy dialogue took place in Rome in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Social Solidarity. The two-day dialogue had seven sessions focused on (1) New developments in the field of Harm Reduction; (2) Drugs and...

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue Bern 2006

The two-day dialogue had four sessions focused on (1) the effectiveness of law enforcement in supply reduction, (2) recent developments around HIV/AIDS and harm reduction, (3) Bolivia and legal options for the coca leaf and (4) preparations for...

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2005, Budapest

As in 2004 on the isle of Crete, the meeting had an informal nature. The two-day dialogue was focused on three themes: (1) harm reduction developments at the regional and UN level; (2) alternative development: dilemmas around coca and opium...

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2004, Crete

The meeting is hosted by the Orthodox Academy in Kolymbari. The thirty participants include ministerial officials from several countries, representatives from UN and European institutions, and non-governmental drug policy experts.

Publications

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2013, Warsaw

The tenth meeting of the Informal Drug Policy Dialogue series, organised by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Association Diogenis, took place in Warsaw, Poland, gathering over 35 NGO representatives, academics, policy makers and...

Southeast Asia Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2012, Bangkok

The 4th GIZ/TNI Southeast Asia Informal Drug Policy Dialogue titled ‘The Future of Alternative Development in Southeast Asia’ took place on 18 and 19 December 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2011, Lisbon

Policy makers, practitioners, academics, and representatives from NGOs and governmental organisations met in Lisbon, and discussed the Portuguese decriminalisation model, cannabis policy reform, and the agenda and global initiatives at the...

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Southeast Asia Informal Drug Policy Dialogue 2010, Bangkok

Final report on the Southeast Asian Informal Drug Policy Dialogue, an initiative of TNI and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), that took place in Bangkok, 2010.