Compiled by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former heads of state, a former UN secretary-general and a business mogul, the report calls on governments to end the criminalization of marijuana and other controlled substances.
"Political leaders and public figures should have the courage to articulate publicly what many of them acknowledge privately: that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be won," the report said.
Instead of punishing users who the report says "do no harm to others," the commission argues that governments should end criminalization of drug use, experiment with legal models that would undermine organized crime syndicates and offer health and treatment services for drug-users in need empirically proven to reduce crime, lead to better health and promote economic and social development.
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In the U.S., the office of White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said the report was misguided.
CBC
Fuck you, drug czar Gil Kerlikowske. Your bullshit costs human beings their lives and hinges on the justification that it saves lives. We are misguided because you are fucking guiding us.
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