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End the drug war. Respond to the evidence based demands for decriminalisation.
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145 signatures
What the petition asks
The results of our country's Zero-Tolerance Drug Prohibition policy are multifaceted, overlapping, and overwhelmingly negative. There exists copious evidence which builds a strong case against prohibition- which pushes drugs into the black market, fails to reduce harm, addiction rates, and violence.
Professor Sue Pryce, at the School of International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK, claims: 'Prohibition has provided incentives for a complex and sophisticated network of international drug gangs, widespread violence, the corruption of state institutions, the involuntary displacement of people and environmental damage'. (Extract from: Sue Pryce's 'Fixing Drugs, p.2, (2012)
Success Portugal:
http://www.businessinsider.com/portugal-drug-policy-decriminalization-works-2012-7?IR=T
Success Portugal:
http://www.businessinsider.com/portugal-drug-policy-decriminalization-works-2012-7?IR=T
Timeline
| 5 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
145
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Aug 2015
Closed
5 Feb 2016
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