Re-thinking the ‘War on Drugs’: Insights from the US and Mexico

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 20:00 EDT - Vox - EU

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Ernesto Zedillo, 22 May 2012Illegal drugs are one of the planet’s most pressing problems. They shatter hundreds of millions of lives and wreak untold social, economic and political damage in both consuming and producing nations. In this column, ex-President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo introduces an eBook he edited on the issue that points very strongly in the direction of a serious reconsideration of drug policy.Full Article: Re-thinking the ‘War on Drugs’: Insights from the US and Mexico

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