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| Drug Policy in the Andes | Fifty years after signing the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and 40 years after the U.S. government declared a "war on drugs,... |
| Latin America's fatal prison problem | Prison riots in Venezuela. Jailbreaks in Mexico. Prison fires in Honduras. Latin America is displaying violent cases of the ails of its prison system... |
| US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs' | After 40 years of defeat and failure, America's "war on drugs" is being buried in the same fashion as it was born – amid bloodshed, con... |
| Venezuela | Overview of drug laws and legislative trends inVenezuela Trend In 1993, Venezuela replaced prison sentences with ‘social security measures’ for poss... |
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Good practices in legislative reforms around the world
In 2011 the 1961 UN Single Convention on drugs will be in place for 50 years. In 2012 the international drug control system will exist 100 years since the International Opium Convention was signed in 1912 in The Hague. Does it still serve its purpose or is a reform of the UN Drug Conventions needed? This site provides critical background.
