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Former Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, and César Gaviria of Colombia

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The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy is an effort chaired by the former presidents of Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. In 2009, the commission produce a report which urged states to rethink their counternarcotics policies. The statement calls the war on drugs a failure which has lead to increases in organised crime and in levels of violence in Latin America. The commission offers a range of solutions including treating drug users as a matter of public health and focusing efforts on the repression of organized crime.Former Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, and César Gaviria of Colombia
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy

The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy is an effort chaired by the former presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. In 2009, the commission produced an influential report which urged states to rethink their counternarcotics policies. The statement calls the war on drugs a failure which has lead to increases in organised crime and in levels of violence in Latin America. The commission offers a range of solutions including treating drug users as a public health issue and focusing efforts on the repression of organised crime.

 

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