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Drugs and Democracy

The status of cannabis in the UN drug conventions is controversial. It is now scheduled among the most dangerous substances. How and why did cannabis get in the conventions? Does it belong there? What are the options to review the status of cannabis according to current scientific data? Is making cannabis subject to a control regime similar to harmful substances like alcohol and tobacco a solution?

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Key documents

  • Cannabis Regulation in Europe A Collection of Publications on New Approaches in Harm Reduction Policies and Practices

    • Drugs Regulation
    • Drug Law Reform
    • Harm Reduction
    • Cannabis
    Snapshot

  • The Rise and Decline of Cannabis Prohibition

    • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
    • UN Drug Control
    • Drugs Regulation
    • Drug Law Reform
    • Cannabis
    • Drugs Legalisation
    • Decriminalisation
    Report by
    • David Bewley-Taylor
    • Martin Jelsma
    • Tom Blickman

  • The WHO’s First-Ever Critical Review of Cannabis A Mixture of Obvious Recommendations Deserving Support and Dubious Methods and Outcomes Requiring Scrutiny

    • UN Drug Control
    • Reclassification of substances
    • Cannabis
    Policy briefing by
    • John Walsh
    • Martin Jelsma
    • Tom Blickman
    • David Bewley-Taylor

  • A sustainable future for cannabis farmers ‘Alternative Development’ opportunities in the legal cannabis market

    • Producers of Crops
    • Cannabis
    • Alternative Development
    Report by
    • Martin Jelsma
    • Tom Blickman
    • Sylvia Kay
    • Pien Metaal
    • Nicolás Martínez Rivera
    • Dania Putri

  • Morocco and Cannabis Reduction, containment or acceptance

    • Cannabis
    • Alternative Development
    Policy briefing by
    Tom Blickman

  • Cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean From punishment to regulation

    • Drugs Regulation
    • Drug Law Reform
    • Cannabis
    • Decriminalisation
    Policy briefing by
    • Alejandro Corda
    • Mariano Fusero

Experts

  • Martin Jelsma Programme Director Drugs & Democracy

    • Drug Law Reform
    • Drugs and Conflict
    • UN Drug Control

  • Pien Metaal Senior Project Officer

    • UNGASS
    • UN Drug Control
    • Drugs Regulation
    • Cannabis
    • Coca Leaf

  • Tom Blickman Senior Project Officer

    • UNGASS
    • UN Drug Control
    • Drugs Regulation
    • Cannabis

  • Sylvia Kay Project Officer

    • Food Sovereignty
    • Land and Water Grabbing

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