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The Legislative Committee of Liberia reports back to Senate on the Controlled Drug and Substance Act 2014 (amended).

The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) invites you to participate in a Webinar on "The Senatorial concurrence of Liberia's...

In the latter part of February 2021, Senegal organised a workshop to validate the new National Strategic Plan on Drug Control that covers...

The Harm Reduction Consortium's Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) ranks Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, and Mozambique 24th, 10th, 27th, and 21st...

The review and validation of the Sierra Leone national drug law strategic master plan: An opportunity for humane drug control response!...

The Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) is an exciting new project supported by the Robert Carr Fund and led by the Harm Reduction...

In November 2021, an exciting new resource will be launched: the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI). The Index will score and rank countries...

Regional Conference on Harm Reduction - The State of Harm Reduction and Effective Drug Control Response in West Africa. The West Africa...

At the time the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs advanced the removal of cannabis and cannabis-related substance from Schedule...

The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) is a coalition of Civil Society Organizations in all 16 West African countries advocating for...

This is a guideline document for all chapter organisations of the West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN). WADPN opens its membership to...

Evidence-based drug policy simply refers to the use of evidence (data, proofs) to guide our response to drug control. It is simply...

Concept note Roadmap to Sierra Leone’s Drug Law Reform 1.0 Background: Like most countries in West Africa, Sierra Leone has a drug...

An increase in the realisation that incarceration and criminalization of people who use drugs are no more effective than harm reduction...

Decongesting prisons is a logical approach to limiting the spread of Covid-19: time to release drug users in prison Since the outbreak of...

The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) is currently working with various partners to help change the repressive drug policy regime...

استجابة WADPN الطارئة لمنع فيروس كرونا والتحكم به بين الأشخاص الذين يستخدمون المخدرات في غرب أفريقي

WADPN is providing emergency response to mitigate the risks and PWUD’s exposure to COVID-19 through our membership in West Africa

The deadline to submit expressions of interest for the Support Don't Punish 2020 Global Day of Action has been postponed to Monday, 27...

Very recently, Ghana joined the few by passing into law a New Narcotic Control Commission Bill on Friday 20th March 2020.