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SA Drug Policy Week: ‘Blacks more likely to get sent to prison than whites’

By Ra-ees Moerat With the landmark ruling in the Western Cape High Court, regarding the private home usage and the cultivation of cannabis, which was previously deemed unlawful, experts say the legislation may negatively impact communities, where the use of narcotics has since increased. Former British undercover policeman, Neil Woods, posed for 14 years as a drug user to infiltrate criminal drug gangs in the United Kingdom (UK). After deciding […]

today3 August 2017

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Shifting negative responses to drug use is a human rights issue

It is vital for decision-makers working to change drugs policy to recognise the degree to which the criminalisation of drugs and drug use is deeply steeped in xenophobic and racist views of the world. This is according to Ethan Nadelmann, the keynote speaker at the opening event of the SA Drug Policy Week (SADPW) conference currently taking place in Cape Town. Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of […]

today2 August 2017

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