UNODC,Costa,Polak,marijuana,cannabis,Netherlands Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime won't answer

Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime won't answer

posted by cybrbeast

1 year 8 months ago • 715 views

tags: UNODC, Costa, Polak, marijuana, cannabis, Netherlands

Antonio Maria Costa, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, won't answer a simple question on drug policy.

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I'd like to point out that what Costa says about Dutch drug policy is wrong. It's true that A FEW coffeeshops have been moved to the borders of our country but that's only because drug tourists were causing problems and crowding in the city centers close to the borders.

written by cybrbeast

| 1 year 8 months ago | CH

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First thing Costa says is that he got raped by the Dutch press the last time he spoke on this issue and it's my guess as to why he gets short with this guy.

written by Enzoblue | 1 year 8 months ago | CH

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The forum scene does come across as an ambush, so the chairman's reply is not so surprising. It would be useful to see the original forum in which Polak asked the question, rather than just having his own account of events.

Obviously, though, the question is valid, and the answer seems all too obvious.

written by jonny

| 1 year 8 months ago | CH

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Being raped by the Dutch press is no reason not to give a straight answer. That's probably why he got raped by the press the previous time he didn't answer. Costa was being extremely rude.

written by cybrbeast

| 1 year 8 months ago | CH

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Although CC'ing the Hungarians probably isn't the best idea. BCC'ing, sure. But CC them and he's likely to be, "oh, another partisan from the Hungarian group, let's ignore that one".

written by Krupo