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Washington, May 14. Gil Kerilkowske, drug czar in the White House, declared invalid the concept of "war on drugs" within the United States, while intensifying political debate about the failure of that concept and in favor of legalizing marijuana
The politics of the past 25 years, focused on addressing the problem of illicit drugs as a matter of public safety, has overwhelmed the court system and has exceeded the capacity of prisons United States, a country that has the highest rate of incarceration in the world (5 percent of world population, 25 percent of those incarcerated, by one estimate). And more and more experts argue that, faced an economic crisis, the costs of this "war" is unsustainable, especially given the empirical evidence that this strategy has not borne fruit.
Chiefs of Police, prosecutors, judges, former senior government officials and international figures such as former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, César Gaviria of Colombia and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, joined the chorus, describing the "war drugs "as" a failure " while warning about the need for a "new paradigm" for addressing the problem.
So while Barack Obama's government continues to fund the "war on drugs" in Mexico and Central America (Merida) and Colombia (Plan Colombia), among others, within the country is becoming increasingly clear that there is a change in optical both inside and outside government, and today was expressed by one of the commanders of that war. " Reduce
imprisonment, in order: Kerilkowske
Kerilkowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy White House, told the Wall Street Journal that he wanted nullifying the concept of war on drugs as it is counterproductive, yet indicated a shift in drug policy to prioritize treatment and reduce incarceration and seek to reduce consumption. "No matter how one tries to explain to people whether it is 'a war on drugs' or 'a war against a product,' people see it as a war against them. We are not at war with the people in this country, "said Kerilkowske, former police chief of Seattle. Said it has not yet evaluated the international context.
This policy change had already been glimpsed from the Obama campaign, and recently announced his government Federal authorities made no raids on agencies that distribute marijuana for medical purposes in the 13 states where voters approved the legalization of the plant for these uses, reversing the position of the George W. Bush.
The percentage of the public who favors some form of legalization is growing, according to recent polls, reaching their highest levels this year, more than 40 percent support the legalization of marijuana, nearly double from 20 years ago.
"I think it's time to (legalize), but I think it's time for a debate ... I think we should consider very carefully what other countries are doing, that have legalized marijuana and other drugs, which took effect in those countries, "said Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, becoming the highest elected political level public stand in favor of this debate so far. Know that 56 percent of registered voters in California favor the legalization and to impose a tax on marijuana, according to a Field Poll survey.
The Sacramento Bee, (newspaper in the state capital of California) said in its editorial of May 7: "Two decades of the 'war on drugs' has failed in its attempt to reduce the U.S. market for illicit drugs. Instead, that effort has filled the prisons of the nation, as the market continued drug violence has nurtured both in this country and Mexico. This is the context in which the Americans ... should discuss questions such as the legalization of marijuana. "
Several major U.S. newspapers have echoed this. Even the venerable international magazine The Economist said its position a month ago: "the war on drugs has been a disaster, has created failed states in the developing world, even while addiction thrives in rich countries. Either way you measure ... this fight has been anti-liberal, and senseless murders. That is why The Economist continues to believe that the least worst policy is to legalize drugs. "
And this is also reflected locally. The Council of the City of El Paso approved a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to debate the legalization of drugs as an option to reduce the level of violence associated with drug trafficking, the attorney general of Arizona, saying that Mexican cartels collected between 60 and 80 percent of their income just marijuana, called for national politicians to assess the legalization of it as an option to weaken the traffickers on both sides of the border, among others.
Ethan Nadelmann, director independent executive Drug Policy Alliance, said that the rotation of this debate is somewhat similar to what happened with alcohol prohibition laws in the 20's, when the mafia, and figures like Al Capone, and profited generated waves of violence. It was not until 1933 when amid the Great Depression reversed the ban and began to regulate and tax the consumption of liquor. Nadelmann said that given the current economic crisis, violence in places like Mexico, and the evidence of the failure of the "war on drugs", this is a suitable time to stop looking and, now, the prohibition of marijuana.
political columnist Time magazine, Joe Klein, recently wrote that the U.S. spends 68 billion a year in the prison system, and a third of prisoners serving sentences for nonviolent crimes. They spend another 150 billion in police and courts, with 47.5 percent of all marijuana-related arrests. "That's a lot of money, most are not federal funds that could be better spent on better schools or infrastructure, or simply returned to the public."
Maybe it's money (a 10 percent tax on the sale of marijuana in California would yield 1.4 billion per year, calculated) or that simply does not work, that this policy "Failed" is canceled, as was the case in the last Great Depression. Some argue that only then will end with the new, more powerful Al Capone century.
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