Uh oh, the defense industry won't like this either. It's been profitable for them since they're able to sell plenty of weapons and modern technology to fight this supposed war that the world is always losing. Personally I'm a beer and wine person but I can see no reason why the world should continue this other wasteful war. Unfortunately the political class is much too afraid of any real changes (regardless of the issue) so there's little chance they will listen. The Independent:
It isn't working. It never has worked. And so long as it continues to be fought in its current form, the "war on drugs" will do little to curb the spread of illegal narcotics or prevent hundreds of thousands of people from continuing to lose their lives each year as a result of the international drug trade.
So says a panel of world leaders who called yesterday for the biggest shake-up of drug laws in half a century. "The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world," declared the Global Commission on Drug Policy. "Fundamental reforms... are urgently needed."
The Commission, which counts the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan along with former presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia as members, believes governments must now experiment with "legal regulation of drugs." "This recommendation applies especially to cannabis," reads a major report it published in New York yesterday. "But we would also encourage other experiments in decriminalisation."
