BREAKING: Brazil To Decriminalize Drug Use On November 24

By Luciana Constantino and Iuri Dantas
Folha de São Paulo, Brasília Bureau

After a series of internal disagreements about drug policy, the federal government is preparing a realignment of national policy to define drug consumption as a public health problem, and not one for the police as it is today.

There will be a presidential order creating rules for treating drug dependents, with emphasis on Harm Reduction...

The new focus will include a change in the name of the policy. It will be changed from "National Anti-Drug Policy" to "National Policy on Drugs."

"Changing the name is a symbol, and there will be a change in orientation. The country is maturing in order to put forward a more pragmatic policy," said Pedro Gabriel Delgado, the government´s mental health coordinator.

The president´s public safety secretary, General Jorge Armando Felix, has also endorsed the proposal. "Drug dependents are a public health problem. They should be treated as people like those with any other illness, particularly in the area of psychiatry, they need support and treatment."

Through this new lens, Lula will sign a presidential decree to regulate harm reduction programs, making possible a wider network of treatment for drug users and the creation of local centers for safe drug use. Before opening their doors, these centers will need authorization from the Health Ministry and will count with permanent support.

Preferably, the centers will be monitored by universities and dedicated to high risk users, such as those who use crack or inject cocaine.

The decree will create the role of Harm Reduction agent, a health professional who will be responsible for the direct contact with the users. And he, for example, will provide sterilized syringes…

Today, non-governmental organizations, with support from the health department, are already involved in Harm Reduction programs, but within the limits of legal prohibitions, thus there has been no regulation of this kind of work…

The goal for 2005 is the creation of 250 such local drug use centers around the country.
After much controversy and six public hearings in different states, the government will finalize the new policy on November 24th… The emphasis will be on demand and Harm Reduction.

According to the national drug czar, General Paulo Robero Uchoa, the government decided to put its efforts into combat against narco-trafficking, leaving the drug user to medical attention. "A drug is an inert thing. I don´t combat penicillin… Now I combat trafficking. Drugs have to be understood to be able to educate and prepare society and the youth to not use drugs carelessly."

Translated from: Folha de São Paulo, 15 de novembro de 2004.

That opens up another haven for Hollywood elites. The hate America crowd can move there with liberals like Redford, Streisand, Mike Moore and the moveon.org crowd

A LOT OF DRUG MONEY GOES INTO INTER-NATIONAL BANKING AND THE US PRISON INDUSTRY

On the news site [link to www.whatdoesitmean.com] under both China and Brazil I´ve been noticeing that China is presently investing billions in Brazil and Argentina. Brazil is also making ties with Vietnam. Chinese troops are also in Haiti on UN patrol duties. I remember reading years ago that China also controls the ports on both sides of the Panama canal.

It´s like we´re being surrounded by them!

I´ll buy my ticket!

Hey Idol! Have one on me.

False. Check out your sources.

IDOL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE SOURCE?

"IDOL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE SOURCE?"

It seems to be mistaken, as I have not heard of anything in that regard.

Never happen, that is the key to fueling the elites.

I feel happy this is expected to not happen as drug users finance the criminal empire.

I haven´t seen anything on the news wires besides the usual calls for legalization.

if drug users can get drugs for FREE from the government than that takes illegal money out of the hands of the drug lords; and less power

prohibition MADE the mob.







oh and by the way, fuck you 6:52.

"if drug users can get drugs for FREE from the government than that takes illegal money out of the hands of the drug lords; and less power"

And share the costs of expensive medical care, therapies and other social costs with the tax payers? Unfair.

"And share the costs of expensive medical care, therapies and other social costs with the tax payers? Unfair."

What´s so unfair about growing your own cannabis and smoking it? I don´t hear you complaining about the social burdens of alchohol.

WHY WOULD THAT BE UNFAIR?
THEY ARE CONSUMABLES.
SAME AS CIGARRETTES OR JUNK FOOD

The sad thing is that more money is made on keeping drugs illegal. The suppliers make money, the dealers make money and the legal system makes money.

When drugs are "decriminalized" the illgals still make money. It does nothing to devalue the drugs, so the criminals still make fortunes.

Even though liquors are legal in the states, there are still bootleggers that make and sell. But they don´t make anywhere near the profit they did when it was illegal.

idol is a fucking idiot...

not one time in the past has he/she even went "no comment" on a drug thread..

it seems idol has an underlying agenda about drug use.. i can´t comprehend why anyone would feel the need to continue to intrude on conversations of the same subject after their point has been made repeatedly...

everyone knows how you feel idol... now quit spamming our threads with your anti-drug rants..

idol_harobed
11/17/2004
9:34 am EST
Re: BREAKING: Brazil To Decriminalize Drug Use On November 24

"IDOL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE SOURCE?"

It seems to be mistaken, as I have not heard of anything in that regard.

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How illogical and irrational a statement can idol make? In other words if IDOL has not "heard" than it ain´t happening.

What IDOL is the "no-it-all of Brazil"? Does she work for the newspapaer?

Read Dan Gardner´s ´Losing The War On Drugs´ series. The drug war is a farce.

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Peace

Idol is a terrorist.

I told Brazil that powerful people needed a playground. They were happy to accomdate our request.

An obvious act of terrorism that could result in endless bombing and death.

The question is: how many millions will that move take out of the global drug economy?

shit im moving to brazil come on down and pary