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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Richard Branson Says UN Will Call On Governments To Decriminalise All Drugs 🌿Richard Branson Says UN Will Call On Governments To Decriminalise All Drugs
The UN is expected to call on governments across the world to change tack in the 'war on drugs' by decriminalising all illegal substances.
In a surprise post on his Virgin website, Richard Branson claimed he had seen a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which dramatically altered the organisation's stance on narcotics, but was going public in advance of its release for fear the UN would "bow to pressure by not going ahead with this important move".
The businessman hailed the unreleased document as "groundbreaking news", and said it was good to see "evidence and common sense prevail".
Branson added that he hoped for a departure from Britain's "zeal for chasing the illusion of a drug-free world", and encouraged Prime Minister David Cameron to "do the right thing" by considering different courses in drug policy.
"In the face of overwhelming evidence, UN expert opinion, and...
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