Published on June 26, 2023
A group of United Nations (UN) experts is calling for an end to the global war on drugs—and a separate drug policy commission comprised of presidents and prime ministers from around the world is advocating for legal and regulated access to currently illicit substances.
UN’s coalition of “special rapporteurs” appointed by the Human Rights Council—as well as the independent Global Commission on Drug Policy—marked Monday’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by pushing for comprehensive reform.
