Russia slams report on war on drugs

[LetTimmySmoke]

Source: The Hindu

Russia's narcotics control chief has slammed an international drug policy report as propaganda of drug abuse and accused its authors of lobbying the interests of narcotics mafia.

“We have to realise that we are dealing with global propaganda of illicit drugs here,” said Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov, commenting on a report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy.

The report, released on Thursday, said the global war on narcotics was a failure and recommended that governments decriminalise drug use and give addicts access to some drugs, especially marijuana, to undercut organised crime.

Mr. Ivanov hinted that the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who leads the Commission, could have links with international drug cartels. He recalled that drugs production in Afghanistan had increased threefold when Mr. Annan was the U.N. head.

This propaganda campaign is linked to the huge profits that are estimated at about $800 billion annually, Mr. Ivanov told reporters on Friday.

Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2074571.ece

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Just like in the USA, Russian interests don't want to give up on the War on Drugs money train.

[AmericaIsGreat]

1. Yeah, because Russia is great at fighting drug abuse

Military, police, government are all f'in drunks and drug users.

[Vinee]

5. and organized crime.

[panader0]

2. Vodka

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. And aftershave

there are a shocking number of deaths every year in Russia related to consumption of "non-beverage alcohol", which people drink because it's cheaper than booze.

[bemildred]

3. Mr Ivanov seems to be a conspiracy theorist. nt

[Sinistrous]

4. Of course it is nothing more than propaganda.

What else could this group of no count know-nothings produce?

http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Commission

[Uncle Joe]

6. Why would the drug cartels want to see both the value of their product greatly decreased

and to have it dispersed, being less under their monopolistic control?

Does anyone honestly believe that Al Capone was happy when the Prohibition of alcohol ended?

Thanks for the thread, LetTimmySmoke.

[nebenaube]

7. They are trying to protect their assets... n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. Translation: Someone is stepping into our bailiwick.

See: Afghanistan.