[DEFEATED]GA Proposal: Repeal: “Drug Decriminalization Act”

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Repeal: “Drug Decriminalization Act”

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#577

Proposed by: Excidium Planetis

General Assembly Resolution #577 “Drug Decriminalization Act” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

The Assembly of Worlds,

Believing in the value in reducing or eliminating penalties for simple drug possession, and the dedication of this Assembly to protecting the rights of the oppressed,

Arguing that nevertheless, GA#577 "Drug Decriminalization Act" does not actually even do that, as its wording allows nations to easily circumvent its mandates, for example by considering even a small quantity of a given substance to be "for monetary gain" or by considering simple possession to be with malice, that is recklessness or intent, and therefore subject to potentially severe criminal penalties,

Stating that such resolutions as GA#577 are, furthermore, not matters of international law, and exist solely to exert the WA's influence on member nations without regard for their individual situations, often by introducing broad, one-size-fits-none legislation that handles the issue without any of the care that national law does,

Encouraging the members of this Assembly to think carefully about the legislation they choose to enact in the future and whether the World Assembly is really the level of government best suited to addressing the topic,

Destroys "Drug Decriminalization Act"





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Strongly opposed.

The target certainly has a number of legitimate flaws; first and foremost, the target allows member nations to criminalise the simple possession of any drug, as long as that drug happens to have legitimate medical uses. Many drugs, such as morphine, fentanyl, or marijuana, can be both abused and used for recognised medical purposes. Yet, the repeal, instead of focusing on the target's flaws, focuses on that nations should be allowed to punish persons for their simple possession of drugs due to their sovereignty. Such a heavy-handed approach has never worked in practice to actually reduce drug use or addiction. The World Assembly should prohibit the unnecessary and ineffective punishing of victims; and even if the World Assembly would technically still maintain the ability to decriminalise simple drug possession, the precedent that the World Assembly believes that nations should be allowed to punish victims in a wild goose chase is not one which should be enshrined into World Assembly law.