{"id":122114,"date":"2019-02-05T12:38:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T12:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.do\/?p=122114"},"modified":"2019-02-07T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T13:46:20","slug":"baltasar-garzon-calls-for-decriminalizing-drug-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2019\/02\/05\/baltasar-garzon-calls-for-decriminalizing-drug-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltasar Garz\u00f3n calls for decriminalizing drug use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Baltazar Garz\u00f3n \/ Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Visiting former Spanish judge Baltasar Garz\u00f3n remarked during an interview with the Grupo Corripio that \u201cthe fight against drug trafficking has failed.\u201d The former judge was here to participate in the 12th Festival de Cine Global Dominicana where the documentary \u201cThe Code\u201d was shown at the Palacio del Cine of Blue Mall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garz\u00f3n advocated for the decriminalization of drug use, and the use as education as a weapon against vice. He said the super structure and billions invested to fight the scourge has not served to stop it. He estimated that but 20% of drugs are seized, but the rest reaches its destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe superstructure of the anti-drug agencies is tremendous, and yet drug traffickers are still growing,” said Garz\u00f3n, during his participation in the morning interview at the List\u00edn Diario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have to be brave and decriminalize some things,,\u201d he said. He said it no longer makes sense that there are countries that still penalize the use of marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garz\u00f3n believes that there is no will to solve the problem of drug trafficking. \u201cI think there is interest in maintaining this status quo because there are many people who feed on this system,\u201d he said. He considered as alarming that 57,000 people in 2017, and 58,000 in 2018, died from opium consumption in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5 February 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visiting former Spanish judge Baltasar Garz\u00f3n remarked during an interview with the Grupo Corripio that \u201cthe fight against drug trafficking has failed.\u201d The former judge was here to participate in the 12th Festival de Cine Global Dominicana where the documentary \u201cThe Code\u201d was shown at the Palacio del Cine of Blue Mall. Garz\u00f3n advocated for … <\/p>\n

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