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The War on the War on Drugs - Ex-Gov. Gary Johnson talks policy reform
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More than a thousand people from around the globe gathered in Downtown Albuquerque from Nov. 12 through 14 to forge a plan for better drug laws. The International Drug Policy Reform Conference brought together scientists, police chiefs and law enforcement officers, think tank policy-makers, human rights activists and government officials. Three days of workshops pointed toward one idea: The “war on drugs” is a failure.
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Sacked adviser urges drugs probe
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Sacked government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has called for a Royal Commission to investigate whether cannabis should be decriminalised.
Prof Nutt told the BBC the possibility of allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes should be "explored". old zack ... Link (0 Kommentare) ... Comment
Transform discuss new book on BBC's Today Programme
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On Saturday Steve Rolles appeared on BBC Radio 4's flagship current affairs show, the Today programme, to discuss drugs policy reform, specifically Transform's new book 'After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation'
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Landmark book shows how to legalise and regulate drugs
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“Like it or not, drugs are here to stay, so we have a choice - either criminals control them, or governments do. By the cautious implementation of a legally regulated regime, we can control products, prices, vendors, outlets, availability, and using environments through a range of regulatory models, depending on the nature of the drug, and evidence of what works. Under prohibition we have no control whatsoever, the consequences of which have been disastrous.”
“Governments that ignore the evidence and maintain the failing status quo are being negligent, reckless and irresponsible. With the regulatory systems proposed in this book now available, national and international policy makers must conduct comprehensive Impact Assessments to count the costs and benefits of prohibition, and compare them with legally regulated control. At the least, this will enable government and taxpayers to assess how well scarce resources are being spent. At best, it will trigger a genuine debate on alternatives to the futile war on drugs, leading to the replacement of prohibition with an effective, just and humane system of legal regulation.” tdpf.org.uk Download [PDF format - 7.7 MB] ... Link (0 Kommentare) ... Comment
Three more drug advisers quit
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Three drug advisers have dealt the Government a further blow by resigning from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
Chemist Simon Campbell, psychologist John Marsden and scientific consultant Ian Ragan stepped down following showdown talks with Home Secretary Alan Johnson on Tuesday. theregister.co.uk ... Link (0 Kommentare) ... Comment
AMA Ends 72-Year Policy, Says Marijuana Has Medical Benefits
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The American Medical Association voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value.
The AMA adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, "Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes," which affirmed the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and called for further research. Executive Summary of AMA Report pdf Recommendations of AMA Report pdf American College of Physicians resolution AMA Calls for Review of Medical Marijuana’s Legal Status New Policy Marks Historic Shift From Prior Stance sfweekly.com opposingviews.com latimes.com Medical Marijuana: American Medical Association Calls for Review of Pot's Schedule I Status ... Link (0 Kommentare) ... Comment
Sahra Wagenknecht "Es soll jetzt nicht jeder kiffen"
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Recht auf Rausch, 30-Stunden-Woche, Verstaatlichung von Konzernen: Am Wochenende verabschieden die NRW-Linken ihr umstrittenes Wahlprogramm. Im SPIEGEL-ONLINE-Interview verteidigt die Bundestagsabgeordnete Sahra Wagenknecht die Forderungen - und rät der SPD, sich mit Kritik zurückzuhalten.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Frau Wagenknecht, gehört ein "Recht auf Rausch" zur freien Entfaltung der Persönlichkeit? So steht es im Programmentwurf der NRW-Linken zur Landtagswahl im kommenden Jahr. Wagenknecht: Diese Debatte wird völlig hochgespielt. Auch die Grünen haben schon lange gefordert, dass weiche Drogen legalisiert werden. Das heißt nicht, dass wir es toll fänden, wenn möglichst viele Leute kiffen. Die Frage ist, ob man durch Verbote den Konsum einschränkt oder ob man ihn damit lediglich in kriminelle Randbereiche abdrängt. ... Link (0 Kommentare) ... Comment
David Nutt Calls for Change in UK Illegal Substances Handling
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According to Nutt, the recently fired former chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, there are several changes that need to be made to the UK system. He feels that scientists should have a much freer hand in determining just how risky illegal drugs really are for one. Currently such decisions are made based on the decisions of the council’s minister regardless of the determinations they ask for from scientific advisors like David Nutt.
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