For the Greater Good with Evelyn Richardson - 8/6/2014

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Evelyn's guest is Clifford Thornton A little about: Efficacy Controlling the drug supply is like holding water in a fist, it just leaks out and goes on to something else... Eventually, we will realize a fist won't work against what is fundamentally a spiritual problem. - Bill Masters, San Miguel County Sheriff, Colorado Amazingly, society is shifting. The Wall Street Journal noted on May 14, 2009: The Obama administration's new drug czar [Gil Kerlikowske] says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use. Moving forward is what humanity does best. Searching for rational solutions to drug issues The need for a fresh and unbiased approach to decades-old questions surrounding substance abuse is more than evident and voices for reform are getting louder every year. Efficacy was founded in order to support and facilitate efforts aimed towards worldwide drug liberalization, with an eye on society with reduced crime rate and better health protection for vulnerable groups. Instead of spending astronomical sums of money on ineffective law enforcement techniques, governments must be expected to take full responsibility and start directly controlling trafficking of psychoactive substances through legally sanctioned channels. That way it becomes possible to eliminate lucrative opportunities for international drug syndicates, as well as to ensure that drug users will be protected from counterfeit drugs. By reducing the amount of moralizing noise and focusing on practical issues that can be improved, we can make a conscious choice to move the frontline to entirely new area and attempt a rational strategy based on realistic facts. We are aware that a broad coalition of forces will be needed in order to trigger fundamental change. To this end, we are actively cooperating with a number of organizations sharing our ideals and methods, including public forums such as EuroChemicals where open debate about sensitive issues can happen in real time. Together we have the power to learn from past mistakes and start a process of reform that will lead to a permanent, sustainable solution that takes into account different perspectives on production, regulation and consumption of drugs.