Category Archives: Latin America

Brazil between decriminalization and mandatory minimum sentencing

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

Brazil between decriminalization and mandatory minimum sentencing Seven justice ministers who served during the 1995-2003 government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and the 2003-2011 administration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a letter on Tuesday to Federal Supreme Court Justice … Continue reading →

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Uruguay could become the first country in the world to legalize marijuana.

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

Uruguay launches a nationwide public debate over marijuana legalization – Its government deserves our full support On November 15, 2012, the government of Uruguay submitted to its parliament a proposal for the legalization of the sale of marijuana under state … Continue reading →

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Colombia, Uruguay, Guatemala: Drug Policy Reform on the Move in Latin America

Posted on January 30, 2013 by admin

Colombia: Creation of an Advisory Commission on Drug Policy Colombia’s drug legislation is being re-assessed in an attempt to tackle drug use, trafficking and other drugs-related issues that have plagued the country at all levels of society for the past … Continue reading →

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Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina taking a leadership position in the fight for drug policy reform on the world scene

Posted on January 29, 2013 by admin

Guatemala has been particularly affected by the War on Drugs because of its location on the most transited drug trafficking route in the world and has become a battleground between the two dominant Mexican drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel and … Continue reading →

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Reforma de la politica de drogas: Un repaso al 2012

Posted on January 22, 2013 by admin

2012 fue un año crucial y un momento crítico para la Política Global de Drogas. Un repaso de los eventos mayor de 2012 desde las declaraciones del Presidente de Guatemala Otto Perez Molina hasta la victoria por la legalización de … Continue reading →

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El presidente Lázaro Cárdenas intento de legalizar las drogas en febrero de 1940

Posted on January 16, 2013 by admin

From Gonzalo Lopez, this interesting historical fact: ” LA COSA NOSTRA EN MÉXICO” de JUAN ALBERTO CEDILLO.  Para enfrentar el aumento de las adicciones, el gobierno del presidente Lázaro Cárdenas se deshizo del modelo policíaco que las combatía y decretó una “revolucionaria” medidapara   su época: legalizó … Continue reading →

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What to expect from the 2016 special UN session on global drug policy?

Posted on December 2, 2012 by admin

3 years to shift the balance of power from the drug prohibitionist camp to the reformist camp at the UN On November 27, the UN General Assembly adopted a Mexican proposal to hold an emergency drug policy summit, scheduled for … Continue reading →

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Turning a corner in the War on Drugs

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

The decisive victories for marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado on November 6th transform the global drug policy debate After declaring in 1971 “We must wage total war against public enemy number one in the United State, the problem of … Continue reading →

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Obama’s quandary

Posted on November 18, 2012 by admin

After two decisive victories for marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington State, what to expect from Obama? With the historic and decisive victories for marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington State, the War on Drugs has been dealt a severe blow … Continue reading →

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Making sense of the global drug policy debate

Posted on November 17, 2012 by admin

2012 has been quite an amazing year for drug policy reform and events are accelerating at breakneck pace after the historic marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington. State lawmakers across New England are preparing legislation to legalize marijuana for … Continue reading →

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