RAW STORY– A group of prominent former world leaders said Wednesday the
so-called war on drugs has “failed” and that decriminalizing marijuana
may help curb drug-related violence and social ills.
“The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world,” the members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy say in a report.
“Fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and 40 years after President (Richard) Nixon launched the US government’s war on drugs, fundamental reforms in national and global drug control policies are urgently needed.”
And saying that restrictions on marijuana should be loosened, the report urged governments to “end the criminalization, marginalization and stigmatization of people who use drugs but who do no harm to others.”
The commission includes former Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso, former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria, Mexico’s former president Ernesto Zedillo and the ex-UN chief Kofi Annan. It presents its report officially on Thursday in New York.
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This is true by decriminalizing marijuana this profits society much more as profits can still be made quality goods can still be produced through the making of hemp oriented products.As people who use do no harm to other why should they be criminalized for something that makes them feel good