[PASSED] GA Resolution: 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: Magecastle Embassy Building A5

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

The World Assembly,

Respecting the goal of the resolution to decriminalise the simple possession of psychoactive drugs, with the criminalisation thereof being an inefficient policy proven to cause massive societal harm and punish victims, instead of actually reducing drug addiction and use,

Dismayed that the resolution's definition of a "drug" excludes any substance with "recognized medical purposes", a very broad criterion which includes many recreational drugs such as morphine or fentanyl, thus opening up recreational users of such drugs to the harms the resolution aims to prevent,

Further noting that 1b.i of the resolution does nothing to prevent member nations from setting a broad rebuttable presumption that any quantity of drugs is "for the purposes of monetary or material gain", with such presumptions usually being very difficult or impossible to rebut, further allowing member nations to de facto criminalise simple drug possession,

Believing that these problems significantly weaken the resolution's protections, such that they should be repealed and replaced with stronger legislation on the subject,

Repeals the "Drug Decriminalization Act".

Co-author: Imperium Anglorum

This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE

[Pantso]

I'm skeptical about all these repeals that come with a promise to pass a better version in the future, but I understand this is currently our only mechanism to amend and improve previously passed legislation so I'll go along with it for now.

[icethousand]

As the author, I understand that people may be fatigued from just having had to debate a previous repeal of this same target, but a pro-decriminalisation repeal such as this one is necessary to get rid of such flawed legislation once and for all. The replacement has been drafted here.

The difference with the previous repeal effort is that the previous one argued that the target was bad because the WA shouldn't address the topic; while this one acknowledges the need for legislation on the subject, repeals based only on flaws in the text, and is intended to go alongside said also pro-decriminalisation replacement. The target author indeed supports this repeal and is co-authoring the replacement.