Kofi Annan: Stop 'War On Drugs'

Kofi Annan: Stop 'War On Drugs'
Former UN Secretary-General and head of The Elders group Kofi Annan (L) gives a press conference in Abidjan on October 10, 2013. The Elders is an independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. Annan said on October 10 that the debate on the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court (ICC) aimed rather at protecting 'leaders' that 'victims'. AFP PHOTO / SIA KAMBOU (Photo credit should read SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)
Former UN Secretary-General and head of The Elders group Kofi Annan (L) gives a press conference in Abidjan on October 10, 2013. The Elders is an independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. Annan said on October 10 that the debate on the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court (ICC) aimed rather at protecting 'leaders' that 'victims'. AFP PHOTO / SIA KAMBOU (Photo credit should read SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)

(CNN) -- Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world die from preventable drug-related disease and violence. Millions of users are arrested and thrown in jail. Globally, communities are blighted by drug-related crime. Citizens see huge amounts of their taxes spent on harsh policies that are not working.

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