The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies

[TresJay]

http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/90295/

The United States has some of the world's most punitive drug policies and has led the cheering section for tough "war on drugs" policies worldwide, but a new international study suggests that those policies have been a crashing failure.

One bone of contention with the article is:

This study is important because it's the first time a respected international group has surveyed drug use around the world

Perhaps "respected" is a relative term.