Source: The Observer (UK)
Sunday 20 September 2009
By Tom Lloyd, former chief constable
It is not only very expensive and misdirected activity, but counterproductive and harmful
TOURISTS BANNED FROM COFFEESHOPS? WELL NOT REALLY!
What is really happening is quite different from the image that is created by the media. “There is no decision yet. It is the intention of the current
government to do this. But there will be parliamentary debates
this autumn, and then even if the parliament approves this, I
guess there will be lots of possibilities to start a courtcase
because it is essentially a case of discrimination.”, explains Joep Oomen, coordinator of ENCOD.
OBAMA’S DECERTIFICATION OF BOLIVIA: A BLAST FROM THE PAST
Source: Andean Information Network
16 september 2009
COLOMBIA’S HIGH COURT SAYS DRUG CONSUMPTION NOT A CRIME
Source: Latin America Herald Tribune
September 10, 2009
PROHIBITION FAILED. TIME FOR A NEW DRUG POLICY
Source: The Observer (UK)
Sunday 6 September 2009
In June 1971, US President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs”. Drugs won.