TIME FOR CHANGE | beckleyfoundation.org

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By: Amanda Feilding

Original Source: beckleyfoundation.org

In 1998 the UN declared: "a drug-free world, we can do it!" In reality, we cannot.

The War on Drugs has failed. According to all available indices, it is no longer defendable. Vast expenditure on drug law enforcement has resulted in increasing levels of overall drug-use and lowered drug prices. 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the 1961 UN Convention, which lies at the root of the criminalizing approach to drug control. Now is the perfect time to re-evaluate our approach.

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