Niederlande. Dutch ministers outline 4-year trial to supply cannabis to coffeeshops Today cannabis is sold openly in 573 ‘coffeeshops’ operating in 103 of the 380 municipalities in the Netherlands. While local authorities have tolerated…

UNODC. Alternative development: practices and reflections Bulletin on Narcotics - Volume LXI, 2017, UNITED NATIONS, Vienna, 2018 https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/bulletin/2017/Bulletin_on_Narcotics_V1705843.pdf

Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015 Dieleman, Joseph L et al. The Lancet , Volume 0 , Issue 0 , Published Published: 17 April 2018, doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30…

Cincinnati/USA. Seven Days of Heroin - This is what an epidemic looks like (Pulitzer Prize 2018 in the local reporting category) The Enquirer sent more than 60 reporters, photographers and videographers into their communities to chronicle an ordina…

USA. Trump Backs State-Level Marijuana Regulation, Lifting Pot Stocks President Donald Trump endorsed letting states decide how to regulate marijuana, in a major boost for the legal pot industry. (bloomberg.com, 13.04.2018) https://www.bloomberg.c…

Association Between US State Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Prescribing in the Medicare Part D Population. Bradford AC, Bradford WD, Abraham A, Bagwell Adams G. JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 02, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0…