The Global Commission on Drug Policy aims;
To bring to the international level an informed, science-based discussion about humane and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and societies.
Their goals are to;
- review the basic assumption, effectiveness and consequences of the ‘war on drugs’ approach
- evaluate the risks and benefits of different national responses to the drug problem
- develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations for constructive legal and drug policy reform
At the beginning of June they released a comprehensive report [below] arguing that the War on Drugs had failed and that it was time to look at options such as regulation and legalisation. With opiate use up 34.5%, cocaine use up 27%, cannabis use up 8.5% in a decade, the GCDP recommends an end to the criminalisation, stigmatisation and marginalisation of drug users who do no harm to others. Portugal successfully decriminalised drugs a decade ago.
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