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History is made as Uruguay MPs vote for legally regulated cannabis 2 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
The Uruguayan Parliament yesterday voted to pass a Bill that will legalise and regulate the production, sale, use and personal cultivation of cannabis for non medical use by adults. The Bill will now ...
Help make legal cannabis a reality 22 Jul 2013 | 04:03 pm
One day currently illegal drugs will be legalised, taxed and regulated - starting with cannabis. Can you imagine what that would look like? We can. At Transform Drug Policy Foundation we’ve have sp...
Transform event 'Time to Count the Health Costs of the War on Drugs' 8 Jul 2013 | 02:04 pm
Professor Averil Mansfield, Chair of the British Medical Association, speaking at the Count the Costs health event Transform, as the leading coordinator of the Count the Costs initiative, held a lunc...
The UK Government bans khat, ignores advice of its own experts 4 Jul 2013 | 01:31 am
The UK government has today announced it will go against the recommendations of its own drugs experts (again) and ban khat, a plant mostly used by the UK ’s Somali and Yemeni communities, that produce...
No more war on drugs with Transform designer mugs 1 Jul 2013 | 07:09 pm
Ever thought of making a regular donation to Transform, but were put off by the lack of a merchandising incentive? Well, we've put that right. You can now show your support for drug policy reform wi...
Ban Ki-moon calls for "all options" to be considered in drug policy debate 28 Jun 2013 | 08:26 pm
It was welcome to note that during a special event held to mark the Unite Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26th, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declar...
Support. Don't punish - protesters around the world call for decriminalisation 26 Jun 2013 | 08:38 pm
Today, 26th June, is the UN’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a day for governments to “celebrate” the war on drugs – which some of them do by executing drug offenders. “...
RIP Iain Banks – world-renowned author and Transform patron 10 Jun 2013 | 03:42 am
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We are sad to announce the death of one of Transform’s most well known supporters – the writer Iain Banks. Here is the Telegraph's comprehe...
12 heads of state who support drug policy reform 5 Jun 2013 | 08:04 pm
The commitment of heads of state is crucial in pushing for drug policy reform since they have the power to challenge the current prohibitionist framework at its political roots. Sadly, when in office...
A Q&A: Drugs, Legal Regulation and Brazil 31 May 2013 | 07:08 pm
Transform's Steve Rolles and Lisa Sanchez were interviewed by Willian Vieira for the Brazilian magazine Carta Capital. As only a few sections of the interview were used in the final printed feature (a...
