UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly gathered on Tuesday to rethink global strategy in the war on narcotics for the first time in two decades as activists, U.N. officials and world leaders cited an international trend towards more liberal drug laws.
Despite broad agreement on the need to deal with the global drug problem, there are deep divisions among the 193 U.N. member states, with some favouring a shift towards decriminalisation and a greater focus on reducing the harm caused both by narcotics abuse and the war on drugs.
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