Community | June 26, 2009 | 2 comments

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?

source: http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/news/international-day-against-drug-abuse-and-illicit-trafficking

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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the ‘war on drugs’ in not just unwinnable: it is unsustainable. The political costs are mounting. The inconclusive battle that has been raging on the Mexican-US border for the past year is causing a great deal of re-thinking in Washington. Because they are also trying to eradicate the opium business, the Western forces in Afghanistan are faced with the prospect of losing a war of great strategic importance. Sensing the beginnings of a change in mood, an increasing number of voices are calling for a different policy. In February 2009, the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy delivered a very clear message: the war on drugs threatens our democracies. Some taxpayers are beginning to wonder whether a controlled, transparent and legal narcotics business, designed to keep consumption low and finance harm reduction, could make the world a richer, more secure and more honest place.
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