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Young people across Africa are calling for drug policies that prioritize support over punishment. A new global initiative shows how including youth voices in policy design could transform access to healthcare and harm reduction services.
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A major international commission says punitive drug laws hurt the children they claim to protect. They're calling for health services instead of handcuffs for young people.
Nepal's Gandaki province just made history by legalizing medical cannabis cultivation and use, even though the plant remains banned nationwide. The unanimous decision reconnects farmers with a crop once deeply woven into the country's cultural and religious traditions.
The US government just made it significantly easier for patients to access medical marijuana by reclassifying cannabis from a dangerous drug to one with moderate to low addiction potential. This historic shift opens doors for more research and empowers doctors to prescribe treatments that were previously restricted.
The Netherlands completed its first year of legal cannabis sales with zero criminal infiltration among licensed growers. What started as a decades-old policy headache is showing early signs of a workable solution.
States that legalized recreational cannabis saw daily opioid use drop by up to 11 percentage points among people who inject drugs. The finding suggests safer alternatives can help reduce dependence on dangerous substances.
