School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, Cornwallis North East, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, United Kingdom.
Int J Drug Policy. 2017 Nov;49:80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.017. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
This article is framed by the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) debates on global drug policy. It explores European drug policy experiences to draw out important lessons and insights that could be applied to wider global drug policy regimes. European experiences with (i) diverse cannabis policies and (ii) longstanding attempts to harmonise or coordinate diverse national drug policies in general are examined and the results are extrapolated to global drug policy debates. The diversity of drug policy seen within EU borders should be viewed (i) as a strength, (ii) flexibility under the international conventions is possible, but has limitations, (iii) changes to the global drug policy regime should seek to increase flexibility, and (iv) the importance of international institutions in providing a framework and an evaluatory role should not be under emphasised. Collectively, the evidence suggests the need for the loosening of controls restricting the development of diverse drug policy innovations, and the development of international drug policy frameworks and international standards of drug-related data collection.
本文以即将召开的联合国大会毒品问题特别会议（UNGASS）关于全球毒品政策的辩论为框架。它探讨了欧洲毒品政策的经验，以汲取可应用于更广泛的全球毒品政策制度的重要经验和见解。本文考察了欧洲在（一）多样化的大麻政策和（二）长期以来协调或协调各国毒品政策的努力方面的经验，并将结果推断到全球毒品政策辩论中。在欧盟边界内看到的毒品政策多样性应被视为（一）一种优势，（二）在国际公约下具有灵活性，但有限制，（三）全球毒品政策制度的变革应寻求增加灵活性，以及（四）国际机构在提供框架和评估作用方面的重要性不应被低估。总的来说，证据表明需要放松限制多样化毒品政策创新发展的控制，并制定国际毒品政策框架和国际毒品相关数据收集标准。
