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status for benzodiazepines.1960s: Librium, first to market. 1984 32 benzodiazepines. 1990 Midazolam. 1995 Flunitrazepam. 2016 Phenazepam. 2020 Etizolam and Flualprazolam

Timeline of the international control status of benzodiazepines

This timeline is taken from the publication New benzodiazepines in Europe – a review. The first benzodiazepine used as a medicine, chlordiazepoxide(1), was the accidental result of a research programme to...

infographic showing cannabis seizure breakdown in Europe, 2018

Infographic: drug law offences in the EU related to drug use or possession for use or drug supply: indexed trends and reported offences in 2018

From the European Drug Report 2020: Trends and Developments. Reference year: 2018 (or nearest year available)

Map showing penalties in Europe for cannabis use

Penalties in law for consumption of cannabis in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Figure: Cannabis use before and after changes in legislation in selected countries: use in previous 12 months among young adults (age 15–34)

Cannabis use before and after changes in legislation in selected countries: use in previous 12 months among young adults (age 15–34)

Figure: Penalties in law for drug offences in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Penalties in law for drug offences in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Figure: Penalties in law: possibility of incarceration for possession of cannabis for personal use (minor offence)

Penalties in law: possibility of incarceration for possession of cannabis for personal use (minor offence)

Video thumbnail: What is decriminalisation?

Motion graphic: What is decriminalisation of drugs

Depenalisation, decriminalisation and legalisation. There is no universal agreement on these terms, but it is helpful to explore the different ideas that lie behind them if we are to understand better what...