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TNI has been working for a radical reform of international drugs policies since 1998 and runs an internationally respected Drugs and Democracy Programme. TNI's call for a new paradigm to tackle drug abuse based on harm reduction, effective alternative development programmes, revision of International Drug Control conventions and full respect for human rights has gained increasing support from civil society, governments and international institutions.
The War on Colombia’s Poor
January 2012
Ross Eventon

The EU's proposed free trade agreement with Colombia will worsen the already serious human rights violations in the country, as its drive to access to cheap raw materials for European corporations means forcing local people off their land.

Cannabis social club activists in Spain liberated
November 2011
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. 

Immediate release for Martin Barriuso and his two fellow activists
November 2011
Tom Blickman

The arrest of Barriuso and two fellow activists of Pannagh is uncalled for. They should be released immediately.

The urgent next steps in ATS and Harm reduction
November 2011
Tom Blickman

Now is the time to implement low cost and simple harm reduction measures for amphetamine-type stimulant users.

In memoriam: Adrian Cowell
October 2011
Martin Jelsma
Tom Blickman

Adrian Cowell, a groundbreaking documentary film maker and good friend, died early October in London.

USAID's Alternative Development policy in Colombia
October 2011
Ricardo Vargas

Alternative Development as practised by USAID and the Colombia government was always guided more by security rather than development considerations. This report examines the key aspects of USAID's alternative development policy and its implementation in Colombia during the last decade. A...

Drug Policy Briefing Nr. 38
Cannabis Social Clubs en Espagne
October 2011
Martin Barriuso Alonso (FAC)

Les Clubs Sociaux du Cannabis (CSC) sont des associations d’usagers qui s’organisent pour s’auto-approvisionner sans avoir recours au marché noir. Profitant de une zone grise juridique, il existe depuis plusieurs années, des clubs privés qui produisent du cannabis pour le distribuer, sans but...

Série sur la Réforme Législative des Politiques des Drogues, Numéro 9
Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Harm Reduction
October 2011
Tom Blickman

Little is known about the methamphetamine market in the region, but there are strong indications that the situation is deteriorating with substances becoming stronger, methods of use more harmful and the number of users steadily increasing. There is an urgent need for donors and governments to...

Drug Policy Briefing Nr. 37
How to determine personal use in drug legislation
September 2011
Grazia Zuffa

Distinguishing between drug possession for personal use and supply and trafficking is widely acknowledged as one of the most difficult and controversial issues facing drug legislators and policy makers.

Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr 15
Conviction by Numbers
September 2011
Genevieve Harris

The use of "threshold quantities" for determining charges for drugs offences has become a popular quick-fix by policy makers keen to save time and money, but they should be used with caution as they also carry the risk of wrongful conviction and disproportionate responses.

Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 14
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