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Argentina’s supreme court “Arriola” ruling on the possession of drugs for personal consumption
September 2009
TNI
 Intercambios

Intercambios Asociación Civil applauds the attempt of the Supreme Court Judges to distance the criminal law from drug users, but warns that attention will have to be paid to how judges in the lower courts and police apply these criteria.

Argentina’s Supreme Court Rules Sanctions for the Possession of Marijuana Unconstitutional
August 2009
TNI

The Argentine Supreme court ruling that declares unconstitutional the imposition of criminal sanctions for the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use represents an important step toward distinguishing between drug use and drug trafficking.

Burma: Neither War Nor Peace
Neither War nor Peace report cover
July 2009

Whilst a twenty year ceasefire still holds, there is unlikely to be peace and democracy in Burma without a political settlement that addresses ethnic minority needs and goals.

Informal Drug Policy Dialogue Overview
May 2009
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 exchange of views on current dilemmas in...

Harvesting trees to make ecstasy drug
February 2009
Tom Blickman

In June 2008, the Cambodian government set up a media show, burning 1,278 drums of safrole-rich oil—a key ingredient in the manufacture of the illicit recreational drug ecstasy—with the help of the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The amount of oil could have been used to make an estimated...

Withdrawal Symptoms in the Golden Triangle
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January 2009

Drug control agencies have called the significant decline in opium production in Southeast Asia over the past decade a 'success story'. This report casts serious doubts on the claim noting that Southeast Asia suffers from a variety of 'withdrawal symptoms' that leave little reason for optimism...

'Successful' opium control a disaster for farmers and drug users, finds new study
August 2008
TNI
A significant decline in opium production in Burma and Laos, which has been heralded as a major success for international drug control policy, is having a devastating effect on farmers and is triggering worrying consequences for drug users according to a new report released today by the...
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
May 2007
TNI
Annonce du premier forum mondial des producteurs de cultures classées illicites
May 2007
TNI
Khat chewing in the Horn of Africa
May 2007
TNI
 Antony Otieno Ong’ayo
 
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