This is a report by a former president of Brazil, a former president of Columbia and a former president of Mexico. This report by these distinguished men was made to the American Commission on Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro. The report declares that the War on Drugs has failed; that the policies based on eradication and criminalization of consumption have not worked; that organized crime and violence remain associated with drugs; that the benefits have not been proportional to the resources invested; and that a revision of the US-inspired drug policies is urgent in light of the rising levels of violence and corruption. They recommend a three point agenda:1. Reduce the harm caused by drugs; 2. Decrease drug consumption through education and 3. Aggressively combat organized crime. They also propose the decriminalization of the use of marijuana for personal use.
Cardoso, Fernando Henrique; Gaviria, Cesar and Zedillo, Ernesto, “The War on Drugs is a Failure”, The Wall Street Journal,
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