From Today's
Globe & Mail.
I was pretty surprised to see the names of the committee members.....some pretty highly respected people from across the world. Ernesto Zedillo (Mexican President), Paul Volcker (USA Fed Boss), Koffi Annan (UN Sec-General).....the list goes on.
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"The report says “vast expenditure” had been spent on criminalization and repressive measures.
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The commission’s report adds that money spent by governments on futile efforts to reduce the supply of drugs and on jailing people on drug-related offenses could be better spent on different ways to reduce drug demand and the harm caused by drug abuse.
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Also, they feel that legalizing (specifically) marijuana would really help cut the legs off of organized crime.