Frankreich. France introduces fixed fine for drug use The French Assemblée Nationale has voted to introduce a fixed €200 fine for the use of narcotics - and cannabis in particular - in an effort to step up the fight against illegal dr...

Australien. Bulletin No. 26: Models for the decriminalisation of the personal use and possession of drugs Alison Ritter, Caitlin Hughes, Marian Shanahan The aim of this document is to provide a relatively simple summary of the various models for...

The elegant way to end global cannabis prohibition: Inter se modification (Video) Around the world, a growing number of countries have realised that cannabis prohibition has done more harm than good. It has led to heavy burdens on criminal justic...

Statement by the International Narcotics Control Board on the entry into force of Bill C-45 legalising cannabis for non-medical purposes in Canada VIENNA - On the occasion of the entry into force of Bill C-45 which legalises cannabis for non-medi...

UN drugs board slams Canada cannabis legalization After recreational marijuana became legal in Canada, the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board slammed the decision in a statement calling the step incompatible with UN international ...

USA. Feds charge 5 New York doctors with prescribing 8.5 million opioid pills Federal authorities indicted five New York City-area doctors Thursday for writing more than 8.5 million allegedly unnecessary opioid prescriptions. (NBC News, USA, 12.1...