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OAS General Assembly: More than Just the Drug Policy Agenda

By Nic Wirtz

Though some countries had to manage expectations for greater consensus on drug policy, the three-day General Assembly provided important progress on other issues.

When the 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) released its final resolution on June 7, those waiting for a brave new direction on the war of drugs were likely disappointed.

For all the rhetoric of breaking taboos, decriminalization—at least of marijuana—proved to be a step too far for some participants. The writing was on the wall when the OAS failed to ratify a report they commissioned from a group of experts titled...

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