Can Latin America Win the War on Drugs?
Explore the complexities of the war on drugs in Latin America and the potential for a new approach to tackle this long-standing issue.
Simon Whistler • February 11, 2026
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It's not every day that we get the chance to start by paraphrasing legendary rock band the clash but we fought the drugs and the drugs won this isn't our assessment but that of the global commission on drug policy which back in 2011 released a report saying that the global war on drugs had failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies
Around the world and it has been repeated multiple times since then including in 2024 by volka turk uni commissioner for human rights who said and we'll quote him here criminalization and prohibition have failed to reduce drug use and failed to deter drug-related crime these policies are simply not working however despite these repeated assertions that the
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