We have to find new solutions to Latin America’s drugs nightmare
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/07/latin-america-drugs-nightmare
So, knowing that drugs are bad for human beings is not a compelling reason for advocating their prohibition. Actually, the prohibition paradigm that inspires mainstream global drug policy today is based on a false premise: that the global drug markets can be eradicated. We would not believe such a statement if it were applied to alcoholism or tobacco addiction, but somehow we assume it’s right in the case of drugs. Why?