<div dir="ltr">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.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 09:52, Pat Maechler v/o Valio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pirate@valio.ch">pirate@valio.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Dear pirates,<br>
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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<br>
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<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/" target="_blank">http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/</a><br>
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The signatures shall be handed over to the UN general secretary<br>
As a reminder: The UNODC which is part of the UNO is capable of very democratic discussions on the actual issue [/irony]<br>
<a href="http://drogriporter.hu/en/node/929" target="_blank">http://drogriporter.hu/en/node/929</a><br>
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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.<br>
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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 ;-)<br>
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Further sources (taken from the Avaaz mail):<br>
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Reports that show the war on drugs has failed:<br>
<a href="http://idpc.net/publications/failure-regime-selected-publications" target="_blank">http://idpc.net/publications/failure-regime-selected-publications</a><br>
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Reports that show alternative approaches of decriminalisation and regulation are working:<br>
<a href="http://idpc.net/publications/alternative-strategies-selected-publications" target="_blank">http://idpc.net/publications/alternative-strategies-selected-publications</a><br>
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General report on drug law reform in practice:<br>
<a href="http://www.tni.org/report/legislative-innovation-drug-policy" target="_blank">http://www.tni.org/report/legislative-innovation-drug-policy</a><br>
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The Global Comission on Drug Policy that will call on the UN to end the war on drugs<br>
<a href="http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Documents.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Documents.aspx</a><br>
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Drug War by the Numbers<br>
<a href="http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-war-numbers" target="_blank">http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-war-numbers</a><br>
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Final Report of the Latin American Comission on Drugs and Democracy<br>
<a href="http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/English/Destaques.asp?IdRegistro=8" target="_blank">http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/English/Destaques.asp?IdRegistro=8</a><br>
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regards<br>
-pat<br>
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