This is a clear and accessible introduction to many of the problems facing and, indeed, caused by, the international drug control system.
It also raises the enduring question of the legal regulation of currently illicit drugs. The question of whether human rights law supports such a move remains open.
The once closed debate on drugs policy shows signs of opening up. But liberalisation would require the international restrictions on narcotics which do untold harm to the developing world to be relaxed
Citation: Mick Moore, 'Drugs. Towards a global tolerance regime' (OpenDemocracy) 22 January 2010