World Leaders Condemn Failed Drug War, and Call For Global Reform

Photos by Anna Verani

New Report: World Leaders Call For Ending Criminalization of Drug Use and Possession and Responsible Legal Regulation of Psychoactive Substances

September 8th 2014,  MOMA, New York City, the former presidents of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland join UN officers and others to call for the end of drug criminalization. They are also calling for legal and regulated use of psychoactive substances.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy is releasing Taking Control: Pathways to Drug Policies that Work, a new, groundbreaking report at a press conference in New York City. The event will be live-streamed and speakers include former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, former Colombian President César Gaviria, former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss, Richard Branson and others.The Commissioners will then meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson in the afternoon following the press conference.

The report reflects the evolution in the thinking of the Commissioners, who reiterate their demands for decriminalization, alternatives to incarceration, and greater emphasis on public health approaches and now also call for permitting the legal regulation of psychoactive substances. The Commission is the most distinguished group of high-level leaders to ever call for such far-reaching changes.

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http://www.gcdpsummary2014.com/#executive-summary
https://ninja.oximity.com/article/Basta-de-Guerra-relat%C3%B3rio-aponta-1

Photographer: Anna Verani September 2014 for Midia Ninja