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Global war on drugs 'has failed'

Post by Geoff » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:50 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303
The global war on drugs has "failed" according to a new report by group of politicians and former world leaders.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users.

The panel includes former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the former leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson...

The Global Commission's 24-page report argues that anti-drug policy has failed by fuelling organised crime, costing taxpayers millions of dollars and causing thousands of deaths...
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Post by Mysturji » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:52 am

The panel includes former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the former leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil...
It's a bit late now. WTF took them so long?
I guess you need to leave a position of political power before you can grow balls.
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Post by Feck » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:54 am

It's a bit late FFS
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:58 am

The Opium Wars are finally over?
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Post by devogue » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:59 am

And the report will be roundly ignored.
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Post by Mysturji » Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:49 pm

Global war on drugs 'has failed'
Yay!
World peace at last!
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Post by Geoff » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:10 pm

Mysturji wrote:
Global war on drugs 'has failed'
Yay!
World peace at last!
No, you misunderstand - Global war will continue, they just won't be on the drugs anymore...
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Post by Santa_Claus » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:26 pm

I think it was the PM of Luxembourg who came up with the best quote on the subject - "We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it"
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Post by Pappa » Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:29 pm

Santa_Claus wrote:I think it was the PM of Luxembourg who came up with the best quote on the subject - "We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it"
:lol: Yeah, that's about right.
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Post by sandinista » Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:58 pm

haha, reporting what everyone has known for years. :roll: fucking "drug war", pathetic.
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Post by Ayaan » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:03 pm

Raise your hand if this is news to you.

(Looks around.) Anyone?

I didn't think so.
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Post by devogue » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:07 pm

Ayaan wrote:Raise your hand if this is news to you.

(Looks around.) Anyone?

I didn't think so.
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Post by Ayaan » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:12 pm

devogue wrote:
Ayaan wrote:Raise your hand if this is news to you.

(Looks around.) Anyone?

I didn't think so.
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Re: Global war on drugs 'has failed'

Post by Eriku » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:12 pm

I've not got much hope that governments will heed this advice... but I do hope that more and more people open their eyes to this and that the tide eventually turns.

One of the crappiest bits of legislation ever invented... in so many ways.

Also: http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_ ... c=fb&pv=58
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