It’s been almost 20 years since the United Nations conducted a review of global drug policies, and the process kicks off again Thursday. This time, 100 organizations have signed a letter requesting the intergovernmental body lets countries legalize marijuana without being accused of violating treaty provisions.
The coalition includes major groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch.
While the UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs does not officially convene until April of 2016, Thursday’s meeting in New York marks the first of many more leading up to the event. The results of the session could frame future drug policy debates for years.
In 1998, the UN thought it could achieve a drug-free world. As far as marijuana is concerned in the United States, that goal appears to be gradually slipping away, since four states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug. Medical marijuana is also spreading rapidly.
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