Chaired by John Walsh (WOLA). Dave Bewley Taylor (GDPO): I’d like to provide some historical context and then approach the current legal situation. During the UNGASS, the issue was largely ignored; certainly in the Outcome Document. Cannabis is the world’s most widely used illicit substance. Its scheduling had very little to do with scientific evidence on health harms. …
Transnational Institute (TNI)
Roadmaps for 2019: The Brandenburg Forum on Drugs & Development
Organized by the Governments of Germany and the Netherlands, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Transnational Institute (TNI) and International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). Chair: Roland Seeger, Alternate Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany: Welcomed speakers, especially those who also attended a side event in December following-up from the first Brandenburg Forum in …
Informal Dialogue with the INCB President
Chaired by Esbjörn Hörnberg (VNGOC), and Katherine Pettus (VNGOC). Werner Sipp, INCB: Welcomes the dialogue, which is fruitful and useful. It complements our work during missions. It’s important because many of you work on the field, so you have an experience that we do not have (geographical, thematic, etc.). This is in line with the Conventions, which highlight …
Side event: Stimulant drug use in Latin America and Asia
Ernesto Cortes, ACEID, Costa Rica. Smokable cocaine in Latin America has been happening for the past 20 years but we still don’t know how to design interventions that help users. They are also highly stigmatised. There is a difference between smokable cocaine differs from the route countries of ‘crack cocaine’. Pasta base can be found in …
Side event: Supply side harm reduction
Fany Pineda, ReverdeSer. I want to start by thanking the organizers of this side-event and all the people who have assisted. At ReverdeSer Colectivo, the organization I work with, we are happy to have an opportunity to speak of such an interesting subject such as “supply side harm reduction”, which is the main focus of our …
Side event: Cannabis and the Conventions, the UNGASS and beyond
Organized by the Government of Uruguay, WOLA, TNI and the Drug Policy Observatory. John Walsh, WOLA| Cannabis is the elephant in the room. There is a need to create legal access to cannabis, other that medical. Davis Bewley-Taylor, Global Drug Policy Observatory | I want to give some background about where we stand today. Nations …