[pp.int.general] Petition: End the War on Drugs

[Ryan Moffitt]

I'll be looking forward to the non-binding resolution that nobody will
listen to. Fact is the UN has about as much power as a half-dead flashlight.
Your efforts are more effective targeting your local elected governments.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 09:52, Pat Maechler v/o Valio <pirate at valio.ch>wrote:

> Dear pirates,
>
> I would like to bring your attention to a petition by the avaaz network
> that is in its last 72 hours and calls to a worldwide change in drug
> policies
>
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/
>
> The signatures shall be handed over to the UN general secretary
> As a reminder: The UNODC which is part of the UNO is capable of very
> democratic discussions on the actual issue [/irony]
> http://drogriporter.hu/en/node/929
>
> I know that this is not a core pirate issue ('though some parties do have
> drug policies in their programs), but I see still a lot of parallels between
> the War on Piracy and the War on Drugs.
>
> You're free to discuss the issue at hand, but I'm currently cluttered with
> work, so don't expect me to reply very soon ;-)
>
> Further sources (taken from the Avaaz mail):
> ---snip---
> Reports that show the war on drugs has failed:
> http://idpc.net/publications/failure-regime-selected-publications
>
> Reports that show alternative approaches of decriminalisation and
> regulation are working:
> http://idpc.net/publications/alternative-strategies-selected-publications
>
> General report on drug law reform in practice:
> http://www.tni.org/report/legislative-innovation-drug-policy
>
> The Global Comission on Drug Policy that will call on the UN to end the war
> on drugs
> http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Documents.aspx
>
> Drug War by the Numbers
> http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-war-numbers
>
> Final Report of the Latin American Comission on Drugs and Democracy
> http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/English/Destaques.asp?IdRegistro=8
> ---/snip---
>
> regards
> -pat
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