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This week nations from around the world gathered at the United Nations to agree on a new global drug policy. The meeting is the first since 1998, when the war on drugs was at its height. World leaders agree those policies failed, and that the way forward includes a softer approach to drug users. But there's little consensus on whether to legalize or decriminalize illicit substances.
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This week nations from around the world gathered at the United Nations to agree on a new global drug policy. The meeting is the first since 1998, when the war on drugs was at its height. World leaders agree those policies failed, and that the way forward includes a softer approach to drug users. But there's little consensus on whether to legalize or decriminalize illicit substances.

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