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activists protest exclusion of drug users and sex workers (conference video at http://drogriporter.hu/en)
activists protest exclusion of drug users and sex workers (conference video at http://drogriporter.hu/en)

"You Can't Stop AIDS Without Ending the Drug War" [FEATURE]

The International AIDS Conference in Washington this week saw foreign drug users and sex workers excluded even amidst a rising clamor for ending the drug war to help stop the spread of disease.
Bye-bye Spice, hello...? (wikimedia.org)
Bye-bye Spice, hello...? (wikimedia.org)

Obama Signs Synthetic Drug Ban Bill

"Bath salts" and "fake weed" are now banned on federal law after President Obama signed into law the FDA safety bill to which the bans were attached.
Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto (cddiputados.gob.mx)
Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto (cddiputados.gob.mx)

Mexico President-Elect Wants Drug Legalization Talks

Mexico's next president has joined the ever growing chorus of Latin American leaders calling for a serious discussion of drug legalization, even as he announced he would continue to fight the drug war in Mexico.
mephedrone among new synthetic drugs to be banned in Japan
mephedrone among new synthetic drugs to be banned in Japan

Japan to Ban New Synthetic Drugs

Japan is moving to designate some synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic stimulants as "narcotics," effectively banning them.
caravan launch at Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Plaza Juárez, Mexico City (@CaravanaUSA @MxLaPazMx)
caravan launch at Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Plaza Juárez, Mexico City (@CaravanaUSA @MxLaPazMx)

US/Mexico Drug War "Caravan of Peace" Gearing Up [FEATURE]

A Caravan of Peace calling for an end to failed prohibitionist drug policies in the US and Mexico will leave San Diego in August and arrive in Washington, DC, in September. It's hoping to educate some people along the way and have a lasting impact.
"spice" or K2 packet (wikimedia.org)
"spice" or K2 packet (wikimedia.org)

Australia Bans Synthetic Marijuana

No more legal fake weed in Australia. It's been scheduled as a controlled substance and its possession, sale, or manufacture is now a criminal offense.