dreamdancer 0 #1 June 2, 2011 getting to a tipping point...? QuoteFormer presidents, prime ministers, eminent economists and leading members of the business community will unite behind a call for a shift in global drug policy. The Global Commission on Drug Policy will host a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York to launch a report that describes the drug war as a failure and calls for a "paradigm shift" in approaching the issue. Those backing the call include Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico; George Papandreou, former prime minister of Greece; César Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; George Shultz, former US secretary of state; Javier Solana, former EU high representative; Virgin tycoon Richard Branson; and Paul Volcker, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve. The commission will call for drug policy to move from being focused on criminal justice towards a public health approach. The global advocacy organisation Avaaz, which has nine million members, will present a petition in support of the commission's recommendations to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon. The commission is the most distinguished group to call for such far-reaching changes in the way society deals with illicit drugs. Danny Kushlick, head of external affairs at Transform, the drug policy foundation that has consultative status with the UN, said current events, such as the cartel-related violence in Mexico, President Barack Obama's comments that it was "perfectly legitimate" to question whether the war on drugs was working, and the wider global economic crisis, had given calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the world's drugs policy a fresh impetus. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/29/drugs-trade-drugsstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #2 June 2, 2011 Long overdue. The WoD has been a dismal failure and left us with a couple of generations worth of cons and ex-cons.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 June 2, 2011 QuoteLong overdue. The WoD has been a dismal failure and left us with a couple of generations worth of cons and ex-cons. Dont forget those who also profit from it... those intrepid members of the police state instituted to supposedly fight the WoD. They will be the largest impediment to any change.... just too much to lose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 June 3, 2011 Won't happen in CA. The corrections officer union is far too strong. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
