Experiencing the 55th Commission on Narcotic Drugs: A Student Reflects

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By Juan Ballestas, National University of Colombia

At the Madrid Airport, the pc that a friend lent me stopped working. It was kind of funny, I mean, travelling was an exciting concept, and maybe that poor machine couldn’t handle that kind of stress. Not only was this my very … more


More of the same or inching towards change?

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The Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting

Last week, SSDP made its grand debut at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna, Austria.  This wasn’t the first time that SSDP had participated in the proceedings (many NGO representatives remembered Kris Krane’s much-lauded intervention in the “Beyond … more