Tag: War on Drugs
Report: Drugs a public health not criminal issue
(CNS): A new report by leading public health bodies in the UK is urging a fundamental shift in the approach towards the criminalising of drug use. The Royal Society for Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health are calling for the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs to be decriminalised and other […]
Jamaica takes next step in ganja decriminalisation
(CNS): Positioning itself to take the lead in the production of ganja in the Caribbean in the face of a worldwide shift in perception about the drug, the Jamaican Senate will be reviewing proposed legislative changes this week regarding its use. Cabinet has approved a bill that legalises the possession of small amounts of marijuana […]
