<blockquote>“Ultimately, the global drug control regime must be reformed to permit legal regulation,” said former president of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso. “Let’s start by treating drug addiction as a health issue – rather than as a crime – and by reducing drug demand through proven educational initiatives. But let’s also allow and encourage countries to carefully test models of responsible legal regulation as a means to undermine the power of organized crime, which thrives on illicit drug trafficking.”</blockquote>
via <a href="http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2014/09/09/international-statesmen-call-for-experimenting-with-drug-legalization-and-regulation/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JustSayNow+%28Just+Say+Now%3A+Legalize+Marijuana%29">International Statesmen Call for Experimenting with Drug Legalization | Just Say Now</a>.