(Please note that, unfortunately, the first half of this informal dialogue was not recorded. If you have a copy that we could use to produce transcriptions, please do not hesitate to get in touch). Ricardo Pareyda, Veterans Action Council: How can cannabis and cannabinoid medicines benefit from the numerous WHO programs on patient safety & pharmacovigilance, …
Transform Drug Policy Foundation
Side Event – Cocaine: current and future innovations in policy, harm reduction and regulation
Side event organized by the Transform Drug Policy Foundation with the support of México Unido Contra la Delincuencia STEVE ROLLES: Hello and welcome to the official side event of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs, which is being co-hosted by Transform Drug Policy Foundation and MUCD. Transform is a UK based NGO doing policy work and …
Informal Dialogue with the INCB President
VNGOC: Welcome INCB president: We are committed to our continued dialogue. In the last 2 years, we engage with NGOs in the board’s session. The important role of CSOs is respectful of human rights and evidence base. CSOs are often the primary or main providers of services – we appreciate your work. Harm Reduction Australia: …
Side Event: Transformation of Opium Poppy Economies: Crises, Booms and Future of Drug Policies
Organized by México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, Open Society Foundations, Transform Drug Policy Foundation and Transnational Institute Moderator: Tania Ramirez, MUCD Mexico Steve Rolles, Transform UK Issues around legal and illegal opium in Mexico and international system. We work with MUCD and have produced briefing on the left, and a broader critique on the failings …
Social justice and peacebuilding within drug policy reform
Organized by Acción Técnica Social and Instituto RIA Zara Snapp, Instituto RIA / Acción Técnica Social: This will be an interactive session before the presentation. Unfortunately, two presenters cancelled because of travel issues. Int he past, we’ve done this too; because you have interesting experiences that are rarely featured in these spaces. ATS has been …
Side Event: Amphetamines: Current and Future Innovations in Policy, Harm Reduction and Regulation
Organized by Transform Drug Policy Foundation. Steve Rolles, Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Amphetamines and methamphetamines are both available as legal medicines and via the illegal market, either diverted or via unregulated production. Production around amphetamines is somewhat easy to answer, as we already have a scaled up legal model for medical use. Could expand the …