Prevention talk at SFU

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 | | 0 comments

http://drugpolicy.ca/events/resilience-risk-retrospect/

Donald MacPherson
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Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions Simon Fraser University
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FW: The new cannabis culture in Colorado - The National - CBC Player

Friday, January 23, 2015 | | 0 comments

 

      You may want to take in this segment from CBC "The National"  Apologies if you have seen it.

Dave Kennedy

Chasing The Scream: The First And Last Days of the War on Drugs

Thursday, January 22, 2015 | | 0 comments

 

 

 


Johann Hari will be talking about his book at 7pm at Politics and Prose in Washington DC on the 29th of January, at lunchtime at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on the 30th January, and in the evening at Red Emma's in Baltimore on the 4th February.

 

Opening paragraph of Huffington Post article, URL is below:

 

"It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned -- and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction by our teachers and by our governments. This story is so deeply ingrained in our minds that we take it for granted. It seems obvious. It seems manifestly true. Until I set off three and a half years ago on a 30,000-mile journey for my new book, Chasing The Scream: The First And Last Days of the War on Drugs, to figure out what is really driving the drug war, I believed it too. But what I learned on the road is that almost everything we have been told about addiction is wrong -- and there is a very different story waiting for us, if only we are ready to hear it."


 Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.html

 

 

 

 

 

FW: Joint decisions: Jamaica govt approves possessing a bit of pot

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Russia Today RT - Reuters
January 22, 2015

Joint decisions: Jamaica govt approves possessing a bit of pot http://rt.com/news/225027-jamaica-marijuana-legalize-smoke/

Reuters / Gilbert BellamyReuters / Gilbert Bellamy

Jamaica's cabinet has approved a bill, which would legalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis. It would also allow the development of a medical marijuana industry. The bill will go to the Senate later this week for approval.

Marijuana, or 'ganja' as it is known locally, has long been associated with the Caribbean island country. Bob Marley and the Rastafarian community did much to promote the use of the drug, but it always remained illegal. Things are about to change, with Justice Minister Mark Golding saying he expects to introduce the legislation to the Senate by the end of this week.

"The development is long overdue and comes after years, and, in recent times, heavy pressure from what is now a diverse and broadening group of stakeholders on human rights, social, economic, scientific and medical grounds," director of the Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce, Delano Seiveright, said in a statement, as reported by the Jamaica Observer.

The new rules would make the possession of two ounces or less a minor offense, which would not result in a criminal record for the offender, while the cultivation of five or less plants on any premises would also be permitted.test

The new move would also allow Rastafarians, who use marijuana as a sacrament to use cannabis legally for religious purposes for the first time. The movement was founded in Jamaica in the 1930s. Meanwhile, Golding believes the legalization of the drug could lead to a boost in the country's already popular tourism industry.

"We need to position ourselves to take advantage of the significant economic opportunities offered by this emerging industry," Golding said, as reported by AP.

Golding has stressed that despite the plans to relax the marijuana laws on the Caribbean island, this will not lead to a softening policy on other drugs in Jamaica. The justice minister says the government will continue its tough stance on drug trafficking and will support a public education campaign to advise youngster against smoking cannabis.

A number of countries in the region have liberalized regarding marijuana in recent years. Mexico, Colombia and Argentina now allow people to carry small amounts of the drug, with Argentina set to follow suit.
Meanwhile, Uruguay became the first country in the world last year to introduce legislation, which permits the growth, sale and distribution of the drug.



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FW: Updates from ‘Santo Daime Canada 'Ayahuasca' Legalization Drive’

Sunday, January 11, 2015 | | 0 comments

 

 

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FW: Ayahuasca, psychedelic studies and health sciences

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Hi all . . . I’m pleased to be able to share a new paper that addresses questions of philosophy of science with respect to ayahuasca and other psychedelic research.

 

 

Frustration grows over the delayed approval of a second supervised injection site in Vancouver #drugpolicy

Thursday, January 8, 2015 | | 0 comments

Trudeau urges 'evidence-based approach' on marijuana, prostitution laws #drugpolicy

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 | | 0 comments