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Students campaign worldwide to end the war on drugs

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Students for Liberty start worldwide campaign to end the war on drugs

The War on Drugs has undoubtedly been one of the worst political mistakes of the 20th and 21st centuries. The ripple effects of this failed attempt at prohibition are endless. The War on Drugs has ravaged developing countries by creating the conditions for violent drug lords to rise to unprecedented levels of power, thus leading to political and economic instability and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

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Worldwide Campaign: Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes is a Human Right

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An international consortium of medical cannabis organisations are demanding that humans, regardless of state or allegiance and without qualification, be able to use cannabis therapeutically. In a joint declaration, the organisations from Europe and North America refer to Article 3 of the Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948. The declaration is the beginning of a worldwide campaign on the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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Encod chair sends letter to Mr. Putin

by ENCOD PRESS RELEASES

Ljubljana, 20 March 2014

Dear President Putin,

I would like to address the drug policy and public health implications of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. This note intentionally steers clear of any political analysis of or opinion on the situation on the ground. What I’d like to suggest is that, in contrast to its domestic policy to date, Russia now has the opportunity (and perhaps an excuse) to initiate a new public health policy. It can do this by both supporting and expanding the development of the network of Harm Reduction services already successfully at work in Crimea.