Working groups Social Forum of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, where almost 1000 people participated, issued their recommendations to chancellors about different areas. On the issue of drugs, the overall consensus was reclaiming a debate for the adoption of ¨more adequate and humane strategies¨ and ¨separate the use of drugs from criminal matters¨, as ¨they are matters of public health and social policy¨. Buenos Aires – Cartagena de Indias, April 13, 2012. The recommendations from The Social Forum of 6th Summit of the Americas, [...]
Semana, Colombia April 12, 2012 Organized civil society groups from seven different countries deliver their proposal to the Summit of the Americas. One of the organizations is Intercambios. http://www.semana.com/nacion/algunas-ong-ofrecen-propuestas-para-discusion-sobre-drogas-cumbre/175274-3.aspx
Agencia Télam, Argentina April 12, 2012 Different civil society organizations from seven countries, among which is Intercambios, have written anopen letter in which they demand “alternative and innovative answers” to the question of drug trafficking and the consumption of narcotics. http://www.telam.com.ar/nota/21683
Interview about the Drug Law bill of Senator Anibal Fernandez. Play audio: http://www.divshare.com/download/17354745-8c5
Article by Sebastián Hacher in Cosecha Roja with the opinions of various experts including Graciela Touzé, president of Intercambios. http://cosecharoja.fnpi.org/debate-drogas/ (This page only available in Spanish)
The argentine Mirta Roses said in Guatemala that the prohibitionist strategies of the last decade “have not yielded the desired results”. “What is being proposed is to regulate and legislate in a new way”, she added. http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-188085-2012-02-22.html (This page only available in Spanish)
Clarín, Argentina March 30, 2012 The initiative would have government backing. Presented yesterday by Aníbal Fernández. Seeks to “neither stigmatize nor persecute drug consumers, and to pursue distributors.” Individual cultivation also not penalized but no specification as to a lawful quantity. At the end of the article, the opinion of Alejandro Corda (Interacambios) http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Drogas-impulsan-proyecto-despenalizar-consumo_0_673132767.html (This page only available in Spanish)
Página/12, Argentina March 30, 2012 The opinions of Diana Conti (national representative of the FpV), Graciela Touzé (President of Intercambios) and Matías Faray (member of la Agrupación Cannibicultores del Oeste – Association of Cannabis Farmers of the West – ACO) http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/subnotas/190780-58436-2012-03-30.html (This page only available in Spanish)
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