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October 23, 2012  |  By ENCOD In 2012

RADICAL REFORM NEEDED IN GLOBAL DRUG POLICIES

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Source: LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

23 October 2012

The global war on drugs has failed and international policy requires radical reform to remove outmoded, unscientific thinking, according to a major new report from the London School of Economics and Political Science which has been endorsed by President Santos of Colombia.


A report endorsed by President Santos of Colombia and with contribution by former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss, finds that

International drug control system, governed through the UN, has failed.

System is facilitating systematic human rights abuses in pursuit of failed policies.

The report recommends:

Reform of UN drug bodies, in particular the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), to improve oversight of funding and monitoring of basic human rights compliance.

A systemic root and branch review of the goals and operation of the international drug control system.

The report is written by leading experts from universities and other organisations around the world. It will be launched at a public debate at LSE:

Date: 6.30-8pm, 23/10/12

Speakers: Dr. William McAllister; Prof. David Courtwright; Dr. Ethan Nadelmann; Nigel Inkster and Prof. Michael Cox.

Venue: The Old Theatre, Old Building, Houghton Street, LSE.

It explores the “overwhelming” empirical data showing that the current system has failed. It argues that the human cost of pursuing many international policies renders them unjustifiable – from mass incarceration in the US and Asia, to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia, and violence dominating Latin America.

The Global Drug Wars, published today (23/10/12) by LSE’s IDEAS centre for the study of international affairs, says that the failure of the global war on drugs is no longer a point of controversy, yet the UN and key governments continue to pursue ineffective policies “driven by a mixture of bureaucratic and ideological inertia.”

It examines how the complex and opaque international drug control system evolved and why it continues to operate in the manner that it does. The reasons why some drugs have traditionally been the subjects of ‘war’, while others have become deeply ingrained in the mainstream economy are also explored. James Mills of the University of Strathclyde surveys the “questionable scientific evidence” which underpins cannabis being a controlled drug.

Examining the war against cocaine in Latin America, Paul Gootenberg of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, argues that international drug policy makers create larger and more violent problems than their policies resolve.

Former Swiss President, Ruth Dreifuss, evaluates Switzerland’s interaction with the international system, highlighting the pressure exerted on states trying to pursue policies outside the norm.

Other experts focus on human rights abuses, such as long incarceration for minor drugs offences and lack of treatment for addicts. The International Narcotics Control Board is also criticised for its support for unscientific policies and its refusal to endorse best practice public health policies, particularly around HIV/AIDS prevention. The INCB is branded “the most closed and least transparent of any entity supported by the UN.”

President Santos, in his foreword to the report, says: “The time has come to take a fresh look and we invite world leaders, scientists and experts to start an open, serious and honest debate about this war. The time has come to think outside the box.”

He adds: “This report is a valuable contribution to this healthy and necessary debate. By re-examining the international approach to the drug problem from an academic perspective, we are nourishing the discussion and setting the conditions to find a new and more efficient strategy.”

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