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| Cannabis pass abolished? Not really [30-10-12] | The new coalition government of conservative liberals (VVD) and social-democrats (PvdA) presented its coalition agreement on Monday. They agreed to ab... |
| How to determine personal use in drug legislation [23-08-11] | Distinguishing between drug possession for personal use and supply and trafficking is widely acknowledged as one of the most difficult and controversi... |
| Conviction by Numbers [27-05-11] | Threshold quantities (TQs) for drug law and policy are being experimented with across many jurisdictions. States seem attracted to their apparent simp... |
| TNI-EMCDDA Expert Seminar on Threshold Quantities [20-01-11] | A wider trend for drug law reform is arising out of a felt need to make legislation more effective and more humane. Within this trend, a number of cou... |
| Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing [01-10-09] | In August 2009, Mexico adopted a new law against small-scale drug dealing, which introduces some significant advances in key subjects, such as the rec... |
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The war on drugs creates massive costs, resulting from the enforcement-led approach that puts organised crime in control of the trade. It is time to count these costs and explore the alternatives.

Drug Law Reform in Latin America is a project of the TNI Drugs & Democracy programme
"Promoting a more effective and humane drug policy in Latin America"
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.