What is Different in the Drug Policy Debate in the Americas?

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara
Project Syndicate (US)
Sunday, June 9, 2013

logo-PSAfter four decades of the monologue of the “war on drugs”, the Americas open the door for the debate, breaking the taboo to discuss new approaches to dealing with this problem. This does not mean that there is a consensus regarding the alternatives and even less that the legalization or decriminalization are just around the corner. This means that governments around the continent are willing to have an open debate ...