Monday, 19 October 2015

UN attempt to decriminalise drugs foiled - BBC News

UN attempt to decriminalise drugs foiled - BBC News

An attempt by UN officials to get countries to decriminalise the possession and use of all drugs has been foiled, the BBC can reveal. 
A paper from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been withdrawn after pressure from at least one country.
The document, which was leaked, recommends that UN members consider "decriminalising drug and possession for personal consumption". 
It argued "arrest and incarceration are disproportionate measures".

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