Our Right to Poison
Lessons from the Failed War on Drugs
Der Spiegel (Germany)
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
German officials take a decidedly cool stance toward drug policy reform. No top politician with a major German party is about to call for a new drug policy or even the legalization of marijuana. Drugs are not a winning issue, because it's too easy to get burned. Germany lacks the political pressure to change. There were 986 drug-related deaths in Germany in 2011, the smallest number since 1988. Drug use is declining in all age groups. So why change anything?
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