COMMENTARY Reconsideration of Contemporary U . S . Drug Policy
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Two recent incidents point to divergent perspectives in governmental drug policies among Western European countries that have implications for the United States. A report in August 2002 by the Council of Europe’s narcotics monitoring Pompidou Group has stated that Oslo Norway is first among 42 European cities in the seizures of illicit drugs as well as deaths caused by the illegal substances.Yet, Norway has also some of the most stringent drug laws restricting access to psychotropic substances, mandatory treatment for abuse, and severe penalties for use and distribution of illegal drugs. In the same time frame, the British government announced in July 2002 that it intended to decriminalize marijuana consumption in 2003. Possession and Abstract
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