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Andean Group - February 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Change in direction over drugs?

The Peruvian elections are a microcosm of an apparent shift in counter-narcotics policy thinking amongst former Latin American presidents and experts across the world. On 28 January former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), who is also the current presidential candidate for Alianza Perú Posible, commented on the recently created Global Commission on Drug Policy (Idpc) and said that if elected, his government would look into legalisation “as an avenue to explore".

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