Governments Should Responsibly Regulate Currently Illegal Drug Markets, Global Commission Says In Report

Reuters: Regulate: ex-world leaders’ solution to ‘failed’ drug war
“More governments should turn away from a repressive war on drugs that has ‘failed’ and look to proven strategies to implement regulated markets for risky substances, a group of former presidents and leaders said in a report published Monday. … The report, ‘Regulation: The Responsible Control of Drugs’ by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, will be released at an event on Monday in Mexico City…” (O’Boyle, 9/24).

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