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Some 129 countries sign up to Trump?s pledge at U.N. to fight drugs

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) ? Some 129 countries at the United Nations signed on to a U.S.-drafted pledge to fight the global drug problem on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump warned presented a public health and national security threat.

In order to attend the brief U.N. event with Trump, countries had to sign the one-page ?call to action on the world drug problem.? Trump held a similar event at the annual gathering of world leaders in New York last year, focused on U.N. reform.

Trump, who has long been wary of the value of the United Nations, noted on Monday that the world body?s ?potential is being met, slowly but surely, it?s being met.?

Countries signing the nonbinding U.S. statement pledged to develop national action plans to reduce demand for illicit drugs through education, expand treatment efforts, strengthen international cooperation on justice, law enforcement and health, and cut off the supply by stopping production.

?If we take these steps together, we can save the lives of countless people in all corners of the world,? Trump said in brief remarks.

?Illicit drugs are linked to organised crime, illegal financial flows, corruption and terrorism. It?s vital for public health and national security that we fight drug addiction and stop all forms of trafficking and smuggling that provide the financial lifeblood for vicious transnational cartels,? he said.

Among countries that did not sign the U.S. drugs pledge was New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted that the United States itself was particularly focused on tackling opioids.

?We have a number of challenges that are quite specific to New Zealand and the particular drugs that are present, but also on taking a health approach. We want to do what works and so we?re using a strong evidence base to do that,? Ardern told reporters on Sunday.

Addiction to opioids ? mainly prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl ? is a growing U.S. problem, especially in rural areas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids were involved in more than 49,000 deaths in the country last year.

In March, Trump unveiled a plan to get tough on opioids, including cutting opioid prescriptions by changing federal programs, funding for other initiatives and stiffer sentencing laws for drug dealers.

He also suggested the death penalty for dealers, a proposal that has gained little support from drug abuse and judicial experts.


Source: http://www.fijitimes.com/some-129-countries-sign-up-to-trumps-pledge-at-u-n-to-fight-drugs/
 
Sounds like this document doesn't mean much of anything, but I'd still be interested to see the full list of countries that signed it.
 
WOW FIGHT DRUGS WITH VIOLENT ENFORCEMENT? We haven't done that before so i'm glad we are trying this novel strategy.
 
It turns out Canada signed on to this. I understand they did it because of the NAFTA negotiations, and not because they agree with or intend to follow the pledge, but it's still disappointing.
 
Drugs, nobody, and I mean not even my brother that drank himself to death...and very badly might i add, I mean nobody knows drugs better than me, they come from shithole countries, over boats in waters. Great big waters.
 
^ Except for my neighbor who grows weed, mushrooms and poppy plants, makes meth and LSD tabs, and brews his own liquor.
 
I can't get my fuckin head around US politics ATM. On the one hand you've got an absolute fuckin prick as president that somehow seems to hold some power over the rest of the world, yet the majority of US states are defiantly telling him to fuck off by legalising cannabis. WTF is going on???
 
^I don't get it either. Living in the South tho it seems business as usual...
 
"Fight drugs" is a misnomer if ever I have heard one. There is no fighting drug usage, except for the individual.
 
Cream Gravy? said:
^Kill people, not drugs!

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Indeed. Send dealers to prison for decades for supplying something which, in all seriousness, will be on the streets regardless.

I think the only solution is to decriminalize drugs entirely, and for the "dealing" to be handed over to the powers that be. Taxing these drugs would bring in untold amounts of revenue for governments worldwide. It would also put a lot in the piggy bank for fighting the real battle for the users - addiction. Money that could go towards other better sources, for example improving rehabs and education about the drugs in the the first place.
 
imma bee said:
Indeed. Send dealers to prison for decades for supplying something which, in all seriousness, will be on the streets regardless.

I think the only solution is to decriminalize drugs entirely, and for the "dealing" to be handed over to the powers that be. Taxing these drugs would bring in untold amounts of revenue for governments worldwide. It would also put a lot in the piggy bank for fighting the real battle for the users - addiction. Money that could go towards other better sources, for example improving rehabs and education about the drugs in the the first place.
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^^ Spot on imma bee.

I completely agree.
 
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