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Is big money distorting the global drug policy conversation? [Letter to the editor] (2025)
Auteur(s) :
SMYTH, B. P.
Année
2025
Page(s) :
1284-1285
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Organismes
ONU
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETHIQUE
;
POLITIQUE
;
FINANCEMENT
Résumé :
The Open Society Foundation (OSF) appears to have a large and distorting influence upon the current global drug policy conversation.
The United Nations (UN) Conventions on Narcotic Drugs stand as a massive obstacle for those with drug legalization ambitions. OSF is a wealthy opponent of the drug conventions, being led by the multi-billionaire, George Soros. The funding of this think-tank has been assessed as being 'highly opaque'. OSF supports groups who put forward alternatives to prohibition and who support legalization, saying 'the vast majority of our grants are awarded to organizations that we approach directly' and it funds those 'who share our values' [Extract].
The United Nations (UN) Conventions on Narcotic Drugs stand as a massive obstacle for those with drug legalization ambitions. OSF is a wealthy opponent of the drug conventions, being led by the multi-billionaire, George Soros. The funding of this think-tank has been assessed as being 'highly opaque'. OSF supports groups who put forward alternatives to prohibition and who support legalization, saying 'the vast majority of our grants are awarded to organizations that we approach directly' and it funds those 'who share our values' [Extract].
Affiliation :
HSE Addiction Service, Dublin South West, Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Cote :
Abonnement numérique