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There is an ongoing debate in Sierra Leone on whether or not it’s time to legalize cannabis sativa in the country. Well, the Hon Chernor...

Sierra Leone remains a hub for trafficking for drugs to Europe, North America and Asia there is also an increase in the consumption of...

The University of Ghana School of Law, in collaboration with the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and Open Society Initiative for...

The Second Session of The Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-2) of the African Union (AU)...

The West Africa Drug Policy Network with support from West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the Open Society Initiative for...

Francis Kofi Torkornoo, Narcotics Control Board, Ghana. Our mandate is both for drug supply reduction and demand reduction. Within these...

The Foundation Against Illicit Drugs and Child Abuse (FADCA) is pleased to release the report of the Social and Economic Impact of...

The accused was charged with two counts of dealing in prohibited drug to wit cocaine, contrary to Section 7(C) of the National Drugs...

Sierra Leone like most West Africa countries is deeply wrapped traditional and cultural beliefs, there are certain topics or issues that...

Sometime in October this year, residents of capital city Freetown woke up to a rude shock of massive opening of graves in almost all the...

On the 28th of November, 2016 while checking on some colleagues I learnt of Mr Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong’s retirement from active government...

South Africa is set to legalize the cultivation and use of marijuana, locally called dagga, becoming the first nation in Africa to permit...

Pour remédier aux conséquences néfastes des politiques de drogue à travers le monde, qui reposent sur la justice pénale et la répression,...

Le réseau Social Watch Benin avec l’appui de l’IDPC, par le truchement de WACSI, de concert avec les autorités gouvernementales et les...

Depuis une vingtaine d’années, la culture et le trafic de drogue n’est plus l’apanage exclusif des pays de l’Amérique latine et de l’Asie...

The Ghanaian government could be set to decriminalise the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs in a groundbreaking move for...

The global war on drugs has not worked in curbing the drug problem. In Ghana, control measures by the authorities have over the years...

Experts and ministers on drugs from the 15 ECOWAS countries met in Abuja, Nigeria on 5th September as part of an on-going effort to...

The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) is a budding coalition of more than 600 CSOs from the 16 West African Countries that supports...

Ghana is one of the most affected countries in the sub-region by issues of drug use, trafficking and drug production, with the youth...