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End the War on Drugs!
    #14513453 - 05/26/11 02:03 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Sign a petition on Avaaz.org, an online organization which has proven its effectiveness to fight for just causes in numerous cases like the blockage of the Uganda Gay Death penalty and many more...

Please sign this if you support a decriminalization and educational policy on drugs!

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We call on you to end the war on drugs and the prohibition regime, and move towards a system based on decriminalization, regulation, public health and education. This 50 year old policy has failed, fuels violent organized crime, devastates lives and is costing billions. It is time for a humane and effective approach.

In days, we could finally see the beginning of the end of the ‘war on drugs’. This expensive war has completely failed to curb the plague of drug addiction, while costing countless lives, devastating communities, and funneling trillions of dollars into violent organized crime networks.

Experts all agree that the most sensible policy is to regulate, but politicians are afraid to touch the issue. In days, a global commission including former heads of state and foreign policy chiefs of the UN, EU, US, Brazil, Mexico and more will break the taboo and publicly call for new approaches including decriminalization and regulation of drugs.

This could be a once-in-a-generation tipping-point moment -- if enough of us call for an end to this madness. Politicians say they understand that the war on drugs has failed, but claim the public isn't ready for an alternative. Let's show them we not only accept a sane and humane policy -- we demand it. Sign the petition and share with everyone --if we reach 1 million voices, it will be personally delivered to world leaders by the global commission.

For 50 years current drug policies have failed everyone, everywhere but public debate is stuck in the mud of fear and misinformation. Everyone, even the UN Office on Drugs and Crime which is responsible for enforcing this approach agrees -- deploying militaries and police to burn drug farms, hunting down traffickers, and imprisoning dealers and addicts – is an expensive mistake. And with massive human cost -- from Afghanistan, to Mexico, to the USA the illegal drug trade is destroying countries around the world, while addiction, overdose deaths, and HIV/AIDS infections continue to rise.

Meanwhile, countries with less-harsh enforcement -- like Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Australia -- have not seen the explosion in drug use that proponents of the drug war have darkly predicted. Instead, they have seen significant reductions in drug-related crime, addiction and deaths, and are able to focus squarely on dismantling criminal empires.

Powerful lobbies still stand in the way of change, including military, law enforcement, and prison departments whose budgets are at stake. And politicians fear that voters will throw them out of office if they support alternative approaches, as they will appear weak on law and order. But many former drug Ministers and Heads of State have come out in favour of reform since leaving office, and polls show that citizens across the world know the current approach is a catastrophe. Momentum is gathering towards new improved policies, particularly in regions that are ravaged by the drug trade.

If we can create a worldwide outcry in the next few days to support the bold calls of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, we can overpower the stale excuses for the status quo. Our voices hold the key to change -- Sign the petition and spread the word.

We have a chance to enter the closing chapter of this brutal 'war' that has destroyed millions of lives. Global public opinion will determine if this catastrophic policy is stopped or if politicians shy away from reform. Let's rally urgently to push our hesitating leaders from doubt and fear, over the edge, and into reason.
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http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs?slideshow

Also check out the other petitions which are also dealing with unfair treatment or plain violations of human rights


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Re: End the War on Drugs! [Re: Electric Rainbow]
    #14513486 - 05/26/11 02:17 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I think to accept one another we should accept one anothers cultures, I dont think all drugs are safe, however I beleive plant regulation should be off limits.

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Re: End the War on Drugs! [Re: Konyap]
    #14513607 - 05/26/11 03:14 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I signed it, don't know if it will make a difference, but it says if it gets to over 1 million signs, then it will personally be send to world leaders or something.


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Re: End the War on Drugs! [Re: tizjack]
    #14513662 - 05/26/11 03:58 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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tizjack said:
I signed it, don't know if it will make a difference, but it says if it gets to over 1 million signs, then it will personally be send to world leaders or something.




well if you get one million votes for any petition, there is some institute in the EU that is obligated to review this petition.

In addition Avaaz has already had a big influence in political petitions. You can see their 'victories' here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/highlights.php

oh and to the mods: excuse me for posting this in the wrong section, it seemed like a newsitem to me..


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