Wilson Center: The United States and Mexico: Towards a Strategic Partnership

boz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:12:53 +0000

Last week, the Wilson Center released a new report on a potential US-Mexico strategic partnership. Within, they make a number of recommendations for the new US administration in the areas of security, economic integration, migration and border issues.

Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift

boz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:01:05 +0000

The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, led by three former Latin American presidents, released a statement [PDF] outlining their vision of the drug war and how they believe developed nations should go after the problem.

The commission makes five recommendations:

Change the status of addicts from drug buyers in the illegal market to that of patients cared for in the public health system
Evaluate from a public health standpoint and on the basis of the most advanced medical science the convenience of decriminalizing the possession of cannabis for personal use
Reduce consumption through campaigns of information and prevention that can be understood and accepted by young people, who account for the largest contingent of users.
Redirect repressive strategies to the unrelenting fight against organized crime
Reframe the strategies of repression against the cultivation of illicit drugs

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Wilson Center: The United States and Mexico: Towards a Strategic Partnership

Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift