Ruth Dreifuss in Al Jazeera: “States must take control of drug markets”

In a May 7, 2020 interview with Al Jazeera’s, Kim Vinnell, Former President of Switzerland and Chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Ruth Dreifuss presents the findings of the report, “Enforcement of Drug Laws: Refocusing on Organized Crime Elites” and explains why the criminalization and prohibition of drugs

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César Gaviria in El Tiempo: ‘Prohibición en todos los frentes nos ha llevado a una guerra costosa’ (‘Prohibition on all fronts has led to a costly war’)

Lea el artículo original en El Tiempo Por: Juan Francisco Valbuena G. Para el expresidente César Gaviria, integrante de la Comisión Global de Política de Drogas, el punto más importante en este tema es que los países sean conscientes de que una cosa es el tráfico de estupefacientes y otra

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Helen Clark in Al Jazeera: “The prohibitionist approach has been a gift to organized crime”

In a May 7, 2020 interview with Al Jazeera’s, Richelle Carey, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Helen Clark talks about the Global Commission’s latest, groundbreaking report on the enforcement of drug laws and why organized crime is making more money

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Ruth Dreifuss on CNN Money Switzerland

On the margins of the Geneva Drug Policy Week, interview with Ruth Dreifuss, Chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, on CNN Money Switzerland. Link to video interview.

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Interview with Chair Dreifuss: “How U.S. Drug Policy Looks to the Rest of the World – And how it might change under Donald Trump”

By Francie Diep Activists and family members of loved ones who died in the opioid epidemic take part in a rally on September 18th, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) Sometimes, to understand something, you have to take an outsider’s point of view. That’s why, to get perspective

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