OAS chief calls for drug violence debate

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1. Major!

This is an absolutely huge development. Thanks for sharing this Judi.

It's hard to know exactly how this will play out but it lays the groundwork for a future debate. For more on this see:

A New Beginning on Drug Policy

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States released a report that considers possible alternatives to current drug policies internationally and represents the most high-level discussion about drug law reform ever undertaken.

The report envisions possibilities for ending the war on drugs as well as the introduction of policies rooted in public health and human rights.

Read the rest at: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/new-beginning-drug-policy