But, overall, the changes should be viewed as positive for the industry. World drug report 2014 united nations publication, sales no. World drug report 2011 united nations office on drugs and crime. The report also benefited from the work and expertise of many other unodc staff members in vienna and around the world.
Tax revenues from retail cannabis sales may provide sig nificant revenue. Country drug report 2017 netherlands 4 drug laws and drug law offences national drug laws the netherlands opium act, which came into force in 1928 and was fundamentally amended in 1976, is the basis for the current drug legislation. World drug report 2015 united nations publication, sales no. The unodc world drug report is an annual publication that provides an overview of the world. Global reports drug and alcohol information and support in. Jun 26, 20 cocaine seizures largely driven by australian quantities reached new highs in oceania in 2011. Based on evaluatepharma s coverage of over 4,000 of the worlds. Since 2011, when the first edition of this report was drafted. National drug report 2011 general a broad analysis of the nature and extent of the drug problem in guyana shows that, marijuana is the only illicit drug that is cultivated locally. In that report, we concluded that alcohol excise tax increases save lives, reduce health care costs, create and preserve jobs, and prevent alcoholrelated health problems. Unodc, world drug report 2012 united nations publication, sales. Tax on four product groups accounted for 90% of the total phpt revenue and, in 2014, for half the total revenue generated on prepackaged sugarsweetened products, 16% on salty snacks, 14% on salty.
Who has published several reports in the past on this topic with the last one being published in 2011, but this report of 2014 has some unique features. Feb 15, 2018 companies in the pharmaceutical industry will see both favorable and unfavorable consequences from the u. World drug report 2014 by united nations publications issuu. Unodc also works to strengthen national capacities to produce, disseminate and use drugs, crime and criminal justice statistics within the framework. The production of the world drug report 2011 was coordinated by sandeep chawla, with the support of the studies and threat analysis section. The primary source of information is the world drug report 2011 wdr 2011, some older numbers are from the world drug report 2006 wdr 2006, published by the united nations office on drugs and crime unodc. In late 2009, we issued a report detailing the potential benefits of alcohol excise taxes in maryland. The goal is for latin america to advance in the creation of thriving green economies that build on the regions real potential.
Alcohol in the european union world health organization. Orphan drug report 20 the first edition of evaluatepharmas orphan drug report brings together many of our analyses to provide toplevel insight, from the worlds financial markets, into the expected performance of the orphan drug market between now and 2018. A total of 1 members from 2009 2011 reported drug seizures to the cen database, relating to 47,776 cases. Unodc elaboration, based on responses to annual report questionnaire and individual drug seizure database. The following analysis is based on data over the minimum limit. World drug report 2016 united nations publication, sales no.
Assessment of the impact of a public health product tax. In that context, there is a need to better understand these transnational markets and the manner in which they operate. The global status report on alcohol and health 2011 presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in member states. Drug use in the americas 2011 organization of american states. World drug report 2011 world drug report 2011 vienna international centre, po box 500, 1400 vienna, austria tel. World drug report united nations office on drugs and crime. A status report on marijuana legalization 2 executive summary on november 6, 2012, colorado and washington became the first two states and first two jurisdictions in the world to legalize marijuana for adult use. How tax reform will affect the pharmaceutical industry. Using data, it helps draw conclusions about drugs as an issue needing intervention by government agencies around the world. The yearly world drug report is a contribution towards that objective.
While there are some marginal economic benefits from the illicit drug. Throughout the last twenty years, the wco produced a number of publications based on customs seizures data submitted to the customs enforcement network cen, and aimed at providing analysis on trends and patterns in drugs, tobacco and cigarette, and ipr enforcement. This years edition starts with an overview of the illicit drug situation worldwide and regionally, followed by more comprehensive discussions and statistical trends for the key transnational drug markets, namely opiumheroin, cocacocaine, amphetaminetype stimulants and. This new report on alcohol in the european union uses information gathered in 2011 to. Following a sharp increase in 2011, global seizures of heroin and illicit. Its analysis of trends and emerging challenges informs national and international drug and crime priorities and policies, and provides a solid foundation of evidence for counternarcotics interventions. As a result, the european status report on alcohol and health was produced in 2010, based on information gathered in 2009 across the who european region. The potential economic effects of alcohol excise tax.
World report united nations office on drugs and crime. World drug report 2011 member states that provided annual reports questionnaire drug demand data for 2009 c c member states that provided annual reports questionnaire drug demand data for 2009 note. The world drug report 2019 is now available online. The estimated global cocaine production fell from s. One of the key tasks of unodc is to produce and disseminate accurate statistics on drugs, crime and criminal justice at the international level. If you do the quick math, that works out to about 6% of all. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders fourth edi tion of the. This first edition of the new two volume world drug report presents more quantitative data than ever before in an effort to increase the amount of factual evidence available in a field which is so notoriously difficult to quantify. World drug report 2015 united nations office on drugs and crime. The world drug report presents the most comprehensive statistical view of todays illicit drug situation.
Customs and drugs report 2011 world customs organization. Centre for drugs and drug addiction, annual report 2011. Money is the primary motivation for these illegal activities. Interregional trafficking flows of methamphetamine, 20112014. In that context, there is a need to better understand these. Report drug use in the americas, 2011 1 foreword it is our great pleasure to present this first report on drug use in the americas, which was made possible by the information produced by member states of the organization of american states, through their national drug observatories or equivalent bodies. The top 50 taxpaying companies paid 90% of the total tax revenue, and the proportion remained similar over the years.
Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 foreword control alcohol, promote health, protect future generations alcohol use is part of many cultural, religious and social practices, and provides perceived and the. In 2016 voters in four additional states california. It defines drug trafficking, cultivation and production and dealing in and possession of drugs as criminal acts. World drug report 2011 many illicit drug markets have reached global dimensions and require control strategies on a comparable scale. World health organization, lexicon of alcohol and drug terms geneva, 1994. Elder and others, the effectiveness of tax policy interventions. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations.