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| War on drugs: There has to be a better way [24-04-12] | The most important story of the Summit of the Americas was the Latin American demand to open the debate on an alternative to the ‘war on drugs’. The e... |
| What comes after the war on drugs [19-04-12] | At the Summit of the Americas, Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed doubt about the war on drugs. “I think what everybody believes and agrees with,... |
| Improving community health and safety in Canada through evidence-based policies on illegal drugs [28-03-12] | The use of illegal drugs remains a serious threat to community health. However, despite the substantial social costs attributable to illegal drugs, a... |
| Towards a harm reduction approach to enforcement [01-01-09] | Harm-reduction as a policy goal implies targeting directly drug-related harms rather than drug use itself. So far it has been largely a public health ... |
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The coca leaf has been used and misused for many ends, each of them suiting different interests and agendas.

Drug Law Reform in Latin America is a project of the TNI Drugs & Democracy programme
"Promoting a more effective and humane drug policy in Latin America"
In 2011 the 1961 UN Single Convention on drugs will be in place for 50 years. In 2012 the international drug control system will exist 100 years since the International Opium Convention was signed in 1912 in The Hague. Does it still serve its purpose or is a reform of the UN Drug Conventions needed? This site provides critical background.