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INCB President advocates alternatives to punishment at meeting of EU National Drug Coordinators

VIENNA, 24 April (United Nations Information Service) – Addressing European Union National Drug Coordinators in Malta today, INCB President, Werner Sipp, called for the application of alternatives to punishment of drug-related crimes of a minor nature. Addressing the meeting under the theme “Treatment Not Punishment”, the INCB President explained the role of the international drug …

INCB President: scheduling of fentanyl precursors is a good example of how the conventions protect public health

VIENNA, 17 March (United Nations Information Service) – At the end of a successful 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), Werner Sipp, said that the decision by the Commission to place under international control two precursors of fentanyl, ANPP and NPP, was a …