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2 results foundAuthor: Jelsma, Martin Title: Lifting the Ban on Coca Chewing: Bolivia's Proposal to Amend the 1961 Single Convention Summary: January 31, 2011, marked the close of the 18-month period during which countries could submit objections to Bolivia’s proposal to remove from the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs the obligation to abolish the practice of coca chewing. A total of eighteen countries formally notified the UN Secretary General that they could not accept the proposed amendment: the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Russian Federation, Japan, Singapore, Slovakia, Estonia, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico and Ukraine. The U.S. convened a group of ‘friends of the convention’ to rally against what they perceived to be an undermining of the ‘integrity’ of the treaty and its guiding principle to limit the trade and use of narcotic drugs exclusively to medical and scientific purposes. The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC or the Council) will have to decide how to proceed, most likely during its substantive session in Geneva this July. This briefing paper analyses the reasons behind the proposed amendment and the opposing arguments that have been brought forward, and outlines the various options to be considered as the fate of Bolivia’s proposal is determined. Simply rejecting the amendment will not make the issue disappear. Details: Amsterdam: Transnational Institute, 2011. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies No. 11: Accessed April 8, 2011 at: http://www.idpc.net/sites/default/files/library/lifting-the-ban-on-coca.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Bolivia URL: http://www.idpc.net/sites/default/files/library/lifting-the-ban-on-coca.pdf Shelf Number: 121286 Keywords: Coca LeafDrug Abuse and AddictionDrug Control (Bolivia)Drug Policy |
Author: Abduca, Ricardo Title: Working Towards a Legal Coca Market: The case of coca leaf chewing in Argentina Summary: Modern use of the coca leaf in Argentina provides a series of examples that could contribute to dispelling many of the myths that have polarized debate about the subject over the last few years. Argentine coca consumption does not fit commonly held preconceptions on the subject. Furthermore, the social acceptance and legitimacy of the habit has created an absurd situation in which the sale and possession of coca leaf for consumption is legal, but the supply and wholesale purchase of it are prohibited, and therefore part of an illegal circuit. Key points • Argentine coca leaf consumption is definitely traditional but not entirely indigenous. It is rooted in the Northwest of Argentine in every social class, and not only in the poorer sectors. Argentine consumption of coca is legal and very widespread. • The Northwest of Argentina is a choice destination for a significant proportion of the Bolivian crop. This fact was never taken into account by international narcotics control bodies, nor did it ever influence the design of public policy in Argentina. • Attention must be drawn to the sheer scale of Argentine coca imports, and to the border rent which appears to remain forever in the hands of the ‘backyard’ of security forces, and other networks of a similar kind. • It is high time that a new bilateral agreement be established between the two countries with the aim of regulating legal imports of the coca leaf. Details: Amsterdam: Transnational Institute, 2013. 12p. Source: Internet Resource: Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies No. 23: Accessed August 8, 2013 at: http://www.druglawreform.info/images/stories/DLR_23_eng_def-1.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Argentina URL: http://www.druglawreform.info/images/stories/DLR_23_eng_def-1.pdf Shelf Number: 129587 Keywords: Coca LeafCocaineDrug Legalization (Argentina) |