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Medical Marijuana Now On Sale in Czech Pharmacies

Sam Sabzehzar — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:59:50 +0000

By Phillip Smith | Published in StopTheDrugWar.Org Medical marijuana became legal Monday in the Czech Republic and is now available for sale in pharmacies. Monday was part of the Easter holiday there, so it didn’t actually go on sale until Tuesday. Medical marijuana is available by prescription only and has been approved for people suffering [...]

New Study: Decriminalizing Drugs Would Not Lead to an Increase in Users

Sam Sabzehzar — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:14:12 +0000

Softer drug laws don’t lead to more users By Tom Edwards | Published in The Sun The study – which looks at countries that have already softened drug laws – comes in the same week Justice Secretary Ken Clarke warned Britain is “plainly losing” the war on narcotic use. In it, places like Portugal and the [...]

Dr. Gabor Mate: Obama Should Heed Global Panel’s Call to End “Failed” U.S.-Led Drug War

Daily Dose — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:45:27 +0000

After an international body called for the debate on the War on Drugs is refuted without the use of science, Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Gabor Mate. A high-level international panel has concluded the so-called “war on drugs” has failed and that governments should consider legalizing substances, including marijuana. The Global Commission on Drug Policy [...]

Could Legalized Pot Give Big Pharma a Much-Needed Boost?

Daily Dose — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:54:53 +0000

Medical marijuana would be a huge payday for U.S. drug companies By Barry Cowen | Published in InvestorPlace If the U.S. government ever legalizes marijuana, sales of the drug would probably make the $11 billion Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) raked in on Lipitor worldwide last year look like chump change. Consider that medical marijuana sales in the U.S. [...]

Global Petition to End “War on Drugs” Almost at Half Million Signatures

Daily Dose — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:38:16 +0000

We could finally see the beginning of the end of the ‘war on drugs’. This expensive war has completely failed to curb the plague of drug addiction, while costing countless lives, devastating communities, and funneling trillions of dollars into violent organized crime networks. Experts all agree that the most sensible policy is to regulate, but politicians [...]

Sativex for Hospice Patients?

Daily Dose — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:29:17 +0000

By Dr. Jim Joyner | Published in Outcome Resources A new cannabis extract, Sativex, is undergoing phase III clinical trials in the U.S. for the treatment of severe neuropathic pain. It is approved in Canada for severe neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and as an adjunct to opioid therapy in patients with advanced [...]

Cannabis-Based Drug Gets Green Light Worldwide

Daily Dose — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:16:27 +0000

By Andy Coghlan | Published in New Scientist Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has elevated a drug based on cannabis to the big league by signing a deal to sell it in Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The drug combines two active components of cannabis to combat involuntary muscle movements in people with multiple sclerosis. [...]

5 Years After: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results

Daily Dose — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:14:54 +0000

Street drug related deaths from overdoses drop and the rate of HIV cases crashes

In the face of a growing number of deaths and cases of HIV linked to drug abuse, the Portuguese government in 2001 tried a new tack to get a handle on the problem—it decriminalized the use and possession of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, LSD and other illicit street drugs. The theory: focusing on treatment and prevention instead of jailing users would decrease the number of deaths and infections.

Five years later, the number of deaths from street drug overdoses dropped from around 400 to 290 annually, and the number of new HIV cases caused by using dirty needles to inject heroin, cocaine and other illegal substances plummeted from nearly 1,400 in 2000 to about 400 in 2006, according to a report released recently by the Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C, libertarian think tank.