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Legal approaches to new psychoactive substances: First empirical findings

Academic article

The potential and de facto positive and negative effects of generic drug legislation have been described using an analysis based on documented evalua…

Source : European Addiction Research
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Legalization and regulation

Aid for the War on Drugs

Report

This report follows development aid being spent on narcotics control around the world. It calls on governments and donors to divest from punitive and…

Source : Harm Reduction International (HRI)
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy, Legalization and regulation

A New Approach to Managing Illegal Psychoactive Substances in Canada

Report

CPHA supports the development of public health approaches for addressing the needs of people who use illegal psychoactive substances while recognizin…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2014
Topics: Health promotion, Legalization and regulation

Envisager des politiques alternatives en matière de drogues

Background document

De la prohibition jusqu’à la légalisation du marché libre, il existe un large éventail d’options de politiques pour contrôler la fourniture et la dis…

Source : Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les drogues
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization, Legalization and regulation

Nouvelle demarche de gestion des substances psychotropes illégales au Canada

Report

L’ACSP soutient l’élaboration de démarches de santé publique pour le traitement des besoins des personnes qui consomment des substances psychotropes …

Source : Association canadienne de santé publique
Format: PDF
Published: 2014
Topics: Health promotion, Legalization and regulation

Considering Alternative Drug Policies: Decriminalization and Legal Regulation

Background document

There is a wide range of policy options for controlling the supply and distribution of drugs, from prohibition to free-market legalization. Each invo…

Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization, Legalization and regulation