IDPC Advocacy Note - Launching the debate: The OAS Reports on Hemispheric Drug Policy

This advocacy note is not intended to provide a thorough analysis or critique of the content of the two reports presented by the OAS, which together with the annexes referred to above cover hundreds and hundreds of pages. Rather, the purpose here is to highlight some of the key points presented in the OAS analytical and scenarios reports that, in the view of the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), especially merit further debate and discussion.

The challenge for governments, civil society groups and citizens across the hemisphere is to use the report as a tool for debating present drug policies and ultimately crafting alternative approaches that are both more humane and effective.

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