> > The war on drugs has failed. And it's high time to replace an ineffective > strategy with more humane and efficient drug policies. This is the central > message of the report by the Latin American Commission on Drugs and > Democracy we presented to the public recently in Rio de Janeiro. > > Prohibitionist policies based on eradication, interdiction and > criminalization of consumption simply haven't worked. Violence and the > organized crime associated with the narcotics trade remain critical problems > in our countries. Latin America remains the world's largest exporter of > cocaine and cannabis, and is fast becoming a major supplier of opium and > heroin. Today, we are further than ever from the goal of eradicating drugs. >
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123535114271444981.html -Lance --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Politically Opinionated Outspoken People Expounding Religion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pooper?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
