The Seven Costs

With the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on 'A Better Tomorrow for the World's Youth' coming up on the 19th of April 2016, we should be hearing a lot more from our government on this topic. This groundbreaking Alternative World Drug Report, which fills the gap in government and UN evaluations by detailing the full range of negative impacts resulting from choosing an enforcement-led approach, should play center stage to the debate. It addresses the 7 costs to society: - Undermining development and fuelling conflict - Threatening public health - Undermining human rights - Promoting stigma and discrimination - Creating crime, enriching criminals - Deforestation and pollution - Wasting billions on drug law enforcement Almost all of which we, as a community, have experienced and witnessed with our very own eyes. Make no mistake, we are not alone. More than half the world is on our side, so please keep circulating this petition to make sure we have a voice in our own Parliament during the legislative changes to follow. This petition has only been online for 4 days and already we have achieved the top 15% ranking of all petitions hosted on change.org, so WELL DONE COMMUNITY!!! Keep up the good work! Peace and Love Brothers and Sisters xxx