War vs Drugs Suffers 'Serious Setbacks' – UN

War vs drugs suffers 'serious setbacks' – UN
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Yury Fedotov also noted some successes, such as a shrinking cocaine market, at the start of a two-day meeting that will review implementation of a 2009 plan of action to combat the drugs problem before a special session of the UN General Assembly in … Read more on InterAksyon

War on drugs: Eric Holder endorses reduced sentences for nonviolent offenders
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That disparity in the sentencing, which began in the 1980s, had disproportionately put poor minorities behind bars for decades-long terms, since those communities were more likely to use crack, not powder cocaine, the preferred drug of white, wealthier … Read more on Christian Science Monitor

UPDATE 2-UN sees serious setbacks in anti-drugs fight
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Cocaine market shrinking, opium cultivation up – UNODC. * Worldwide drugs … The head of the International Narcotics Control Board, which monitors compliance with the conventions, said they had helped limit drugs use to medical and scientific purposes. Read more on Reuters