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Help end the war on drugs (AVAAZ Petition)
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nolys
Bluelight Crew
I can't sign on my phone ffs, how many sigs is on it?
Sweet P
Bluelighter
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I hate to say this, but I doubt some petition on the interwebs is gonna have any real effect on the "war against drugs" - if it has any effect at all. I doubt this is the first petition of this kind, and it probably won't be the last. I support it 100%, but I honestly wouldn't waste my time signing it.
grugz
Bluelighter
Its prob used to get ur details to monitor u. They do give it to people where law enforcement can have access to it
Came to post this here but I've been beaten, was also going to say this isn't some LOL interwebz petition guyz! they have a huge member base and take an active interest in a whole range of things, they're also well informed when they start a petition/ask for money, read the case they've put forward here. Take the time to browse their site for a while. I believe they've been influential in *some* of the things they advocate for. Take a minute to sign up and sign it!
belarki
Bluelight Crew
Signed 
Divine Moments
Bluelight Crew
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I may just be blind, but is there a way to see how many people have signed the petition?
Sustanon
Bluelighter
Of course they should end it. Theres more users than all of the people working for the government and who knows how many of them smoke weed lol Im gonna sign it once i figured out how to sign it.
88brenno
Greenlighter
signed 
thestudent14
Bluelighter
Signed 
I agree most of these things make little to no difference, but if it's what we believe in then it makes no sense not to sign it.
I agree most of these things make little to no difference, but if it's what we believe in then it makes no sense not to sign it.
lowlife
Bluelighter
Signed. Thanks for posting.
undisclosed
Bluelighter
Signed.
To all those saying "I won't waste my time, nothing will happen, it's not worth it" I would urge you to actually have a look at the link.
Avaaz have like 8 million members or something and have been relatively sucessful in past endeavours.
Even a tiny gesture such as this can help to change attitudes over a period of time, remember to ask at least a few of your friends to sign it as well.
To all those saying "I won't waste my time, nothing will happen, it's not worth it" I would urge you to actually have a look at the link.
Avaaz have like 8 million members or something and have been relatively sucessful in past endeavours.
Even a tiny gesture such as this can help to change attitudes over a period of time, remember to ask at least a few of your friends to sign it as well.
undisclosed
Bluelighter
It has about 330,000 or so at the moment, is growing fast too.
I got a good 30+ people to sign it haha
sir pacman
Bluelighter
Help end the war on drugs
Got this email and thought it was worth passing on:
In days we could finally see the beginning of the end of the ‘war on drugs’. This decades long and hugely expensive policy has completely failed to curb the plague of drug addiction, while costing countless lives, devastating communities, and funneling trillions of dollars into violent organized crime networks.
Drug policy experts agree that the most sensible policy is to regulate, but politicians are afraid to touch the issue. In days, a UN panel of global leaders including billionaire Richard Branson, and five current and former heads of State, will break the taboo and publicly call for a move towards decriminalization and regulation of drugs, delivering a major new report to the UN Secretary General.
This could be a once-in-a-generation tipping-point moment -- if enough of us call for an end to this madness. Politicians say they understand that the war on drugs has failed, but claim the public isn't ready for an alternative. Let's show them a sane and humane policy is not taboo. Click below to sign the petition -- it will be delivered by the Commission to the UN Secretary General and global leaders in New York:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/97.php?cl_tta_sign=8046ab7df12da14a668be49aa3e40ca9
Current drug policies are failing everyone, everywhere but public debate is stuck in the mud of fear and misinformation. As thousands of journalists, policy experts, and social scientists have documented, the current approach -- deploy militaries and police to burn drug farms, hunt down traffickers, and imprison dealers and addicts – has been an expensive mistake. And with massive human cost -- from Afghanistan, to Mexico, to the USA the illegal drug trade is destroying countries around the world, while addiction, overdose deaths, and HIV/AIDS infections continue to rise.
Meanwhile, countries with less-harsh enforcement -- like Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Australia -- have not seen the explosion in drug use that proponents of the drug war have darkly predicted. Instead, they have seen significant reductions in drug-related crime, addiction and deaths, and are able to focus squarely on dismantling criminal empires.
Powerful lobbies still stand in the way of change, including military, law enforcement, and prison departments whose budgets are at stake. And politicians fear that voters will throw them out of office if they even mention alternative approaches, as they will appear 'soft on drugs', weak on law and order, or pro drug use. But polls show that citizens across the world know the current approach is a catastrophe. And momentum is gathering towards new improved policies, particularly in regions that are ravaged by the drug trade.
If we can create a worldwide outcry now to support the bold calls of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, we can overpower the stale excuses for the status quo. Our voices hold the key to change -- Sign the petition and spread the word:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/97.php?cl_tta_sign=8046ab7df12da14a668be49aa3e40ca9
We have a chance to enter the closing chapter of this brutal 'war' that has brought destroyed millions of lives. It is time to join forces and end this disgraceful policy that affects us all. Global public opinion will determine if there is change. Let's rally urgently to push our hesitating leaders from doubt and fear, over the edge, and into reason.
With hope and determination,
Alice, Laura, Ricken, Maria Paz, Shibayan and the whole Avaaz team
SOURCES:
Reports that show the war on drugs has failed:
http://idpc.net/publications/failure-regime-selected-publications
Reports that show alternative approaches of decriminalisation and regulation are working:
http://idpc.net/publications/alternative-strategies-selected-publications
War on drugs 'cannot be won', officers claim
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ar-on-drugs-cannot-be-won-officers-claim.html
5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization
The Global Comission on Drug Policy that will call on the UN to end the war on drugs
http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Documents.aspx
Drug War by the Numbers
http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-war-numbers
Final Report of the Latin American Comission on Drugs and Democracy
http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/English/Destaques.asp?IdRegistro=8
Got this email and thought it was worth passing on:
In days we could finally see the beginning of the end of the ‘war on drugs’. This decades long and hugely expensive policy has completely failed to curb the plague of drug addiction, while costing countless lives, devastating communities, and funneling trillions of dollars into violent organized crime networks.
Drug policy experts agree that the most sensible policy is to regulate, but politicians are afraid to touch the issue. In days, a UN panel of global leaders including billionaire Richard Branson, and five current and former heads of State, will break the taboo and publicly call for a move towards decriminalization and regulation of drugs, delivering a major new report to the UN Secretary General.
This could be a once-in-a-generation tipping-point moment -- if enough of us call for an end to this madness. Politicians say they understand that the war on drugs has failed, but claim the public isn't ready for an alternative. Let's show them a sane and humane policy is not taboo. Click below to sign the petition -- it will be delivered by the Commission to the UN Secretary General and global leaders in New York:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/97.php?cl_tta_sign=8046ab7df12da14a668be49aa3e40ca9
Current drug policies are failing everyone, everywhere but public debate is stuck in the mud of fear and misinformation. As thousands of journalists, policy experts, and social scientists have documented, the current approach -- deploy militaries and police to burn drug farms, hunt down traffickers, and imprison dealers and addicts – has been an expensive mistake. And with massive human cost -- from Afghanistan, to Mexico, to the USA the illegal drug trade is destroying countries around the world, while addiction, overdose deaths, and HIV/AIDS infections continue to rise.
Meanwhile, countries with less-harsh enforcement -- like Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Australia -- have not seen the explosion in drug use that proponents of the drug war have darkly predicted. Instead, they have seen significant reductions in drug-related crime, addiction and deaths, and are able to focus squarely on dismantling criminal empires.
Powerful lobbies still stand in the way of change, including military, law enforcement, and prison departments whose budgets are at stake. And politicians fear that voters will throw them out of office if they even mention alternative approaches, as they will appear 'soft on drugs', weak on law and order, or pro drug use. But polls show that citizens across the world know the current approach is a catastrophe. And momentum is gathering towards new improved policies, particularly in regions that are ravaged by the drug trade.
If we can create a worldwide outcry now to support the bold calls of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, we can overpower the stale excuses for the status quo. Our voices hold the key to change -- Sign the petition and spread the word:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/97.php?cl_tta_sign=8046ab7df12da14a668be49aa3e40ca9
We have a chance to enter the closing chapter of this brutal 'war' that has brought destroyed millions of lives. It is time to join forces and end this disgraceful policy that affects us all. Global public opinion will determine if there is change. Let's rally urgently to push our hesitating leaders from doubt and fear, over the edge, and into reason.
With hope and determination,
Alice, Laura, Ricken, Maria Paz, Shibayan and the whole Avaaz team
SOURCES:
Reports that show the war on drugs has failed:
http://idpc.net/publications/failure-regime-selected-publications
Reports that show alternative approaches of decriminalisation and regulation are working:
http://idpc.net/publications/alternative-strategies-selected-publications
War on drugs 'cannot be won', officers claim
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ar-on-drugs-cannot-be-won-officers-claim.html
5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization
The Global Comission on Drug Policy that will call on the UN to end the war on drugs
http://www.globalcommissionondrugs.org/Documents.aspx
Drug War by the Numbers
http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-war-numbers
Final Report of the Latin American Comission on Drugs and Democracy
http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/English/Destaques.asp?IdRegistro=8