The Global Commission on Drug Policy Receives The Richard J. Dennis Drugpeace Award
Channel: Drugreporter
Date: 2013-11-06

The Global Commission on Drug Policy is the winner of the Richard J. Dennis Drugpeace Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Drug Policy Reform, which is given to a group or individuals who most epitomize loyal opposition to drug war extremism. 

The purpose of the Commission is to create an international, informed and science-based discussion about the most effective methods of reducing the harm caused by drugs.
In 2011, Kofi Annan, Paul Volcker, George Shultz and Richard Branson joined former heads of state Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil), César Gaviria (Colombia), Ernesto Zedillo (Mexico), George Papandreou (Greece), Ruth Dreifuss (Switzerland) and other distinguished members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy in saying the time had come to "break the taboo" on exploring alternatives to the failed war on drugs -- encouraging not just decriminalization but also "experimentation by governments with models of legal regulation of drugs," especially marijuana. The Global Commission, which built on the work of the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, provoked unprecedented interest and debate about drug policy reform, not just in Europe and the Americas but even in Asia and Africa. Many of the Global Commission's recommendations have been embraced by a growing number of former presidents and distinguished world leaders -- and even by current heads of state in Latin America. The Commission, whose membership has expanded to include former presidents Aleksander Kwasniewski (Poland), Jorge Sampaio (Portugal) and Ricardo Lagos (Chile), continues to play a powerful role both behind the scenes and in the public eye.
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