Ghana: The Journey to Decriminalization: Why it is Important for Ghana
There is a significant academic debate about decriminalization of marijuana in the country, and this has received some degree of...
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Jun 14, 20166 min read
Legalization Of Marijuana In Ghana, The Issues.
There has been increasing discussion in public circles on the tenets of legalization of marijuana in Ghana in the wake of the call for a...
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Jun 1, 20162 min read
Invitation To Apply for the 3rd West Africa Executive Course on Human Rights and Drug Policy
The University of Ghana School of Law, in collaboration with the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and Open Society Initiative for...
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WADPN
May 31, 201615 min read
Drug Policy Reform in West Africa
The call for drug policy reform globally has been on the increase in recent times. Same can also be said of in West Africa where there is...
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WADPN
May 31, 20164 min read
THE ROAD AFTER THE UNGASS FRACAS: Are things falling apart for Africa?
As government delegates and civil society organizations from all over the world gathered at the UN General Assembly Special Session...
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WADPN
May 30, 20167 min read
Sustainable Development Under Threat from Drug Trafficking in West Africa
Drug trafficking is fast becoming the most serious problem in West Africa. The sub- region has seen an increase in drug trafficking,...
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WADPN
May 20, 20162 min read
Ghana's Judge Wades into Legalisation of Marijuana
A Circuit Court judge has waded into the debate on the legalisation of marijuana started by the Narcotics Control Board Executive...
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WADPN
May 18, 20163 min read
WHAT IS DRUG, USES OF DRUGS AND ITS EFFECTS
We hear about drugs each and every day, but many have no or little idea about what it is, why we use it and the different kinds of drugs...
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WADPN
May 17, 20161 min read
Fresh Impetus for West African Drug Policy
Opportunities for New Partnerships in the Wake of UNGASS Almost two decades after the proclamation of the goal of a “drug-free world”,...
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WADPN
May 12, 20162 min read
Ghana Police Wants 'WEE' Legalised
The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police has called for decriminalisation of cannabis, popularly referred to as ‘Wee’, to help...
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WADPN
May 5, 20162 min read
Drug policies in Africa: What is the 'health-based' approach?
Fifty-five years since the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs was adopted, creating the framework for the global drug control system,...
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WADPN
May 3, 20161 min read
Global Day of Action 2016, Support. Don’t Punish campaign (26 June)
The Global Day of Action is one of the main activities of the SUPPORT. DON’T PUNISH campaign, and takes place on or around the 26th June...
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WADPN
Apr 29, 20162 min read
JOURNÉE D’ACTION MONDIALE 26 JUIN 2016 (Guide de Mobilisation pour la Campagne 2016)
La Journée d’action mondiale est une des principales activités de la campagne SOUTENEZ. NE PUNISSEZ PAS, et a lieu tous les ans le 26...
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WADPN
Apr 22, 20165 min read
Maria-Goretti Ane's Opening Remarks During Human Rights Roundtable at UNGASS 2016
DRUGS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, YOUTH, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES OF THE UNGASS BY MARIA-GORETTI ANE, IDPC CONSULTANT FOR AFRICA, WEST...
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WADPN
Apr 21, 20165 min read
UNGASS 2016 Third Day, Press Conference: World Leaders Call for Decriminalization and Regulation of
Global Commission on Drug Policy www.globalcommissionondrugs.org #GCDP2016 CONTACT: Tony Newman at press@globalcommissionondrugs.org, +1...
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WADPN
Apr 20, 20164 min read
Repenser la Guerre Contre la Drogue en Afrique de l'Ouest
À l’heure actuelle, c’est presque devenu un cliché de dire que la guerre contre la drogue a échoué. L’approche prohibitionniste, qui...
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WADPN
Apr 19, 20163 min read
Rethinking West Africa’s War On Drugs
By now, it has become almost a cliché to say that the war on drugs has failed. The prohibitionist approach, most fully articulated by...
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WADPN
Apr 18, 20162 min read
Forget a Drug Free World, Time to Focus on Harm Reduction
Eighteen years ago, the United Nations General Assembly set an ambitious goal: To rid the world of illicit drugs within 10 years. It...
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WADPN
Apr 15, 20164 min read
Why I Oppose The Criminalisation of Drug Use in The Name of Protecting Children
The UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs begins next week. It’s the most significant international drugs summit in twenty years,...
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WADPN
Apr 14, 20165 min read
Raiding Ghettos Without Counting the Cost: A Bellicose Approach to Drug Problem in Liberia
A Press Release from the West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) – Liberia Chapter The Liberia Chapter of the West Africa Drug Policy...
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