Drug policy

Have you heard of an organization known as the Global Commission on Drug Policy? I never had. Well, it's a 23-person body comprising nine former presidents or prime ministers, plus leaders like former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. It has just released “Advancing Drug Policy Reform: A new approach to decriminalization.” As you may gather from the organization's name, the report calls for the total abolition of all penalties—criminal, and also civil—for possession for personal use.

Here's what it recommends: