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y these countries, is unlikely to change, unless the UN itself recognizes that the current
funding relationship goes against the principles of diversity, toleration and transparency that
the UN abides by and against the organizational structure of UNODC.” Francisco E. Thoumi &
Jorrit E. M. Kamminga, The recent changes at UNODC and its role in advancing and
innovating anti-drug policies: Old Wine in New Cleaner Bottles?
159 ”It is important to remember that the short length of most contracts allowed the previous
executive director to fire a number of qualified professionals who dissented from and were
critical of his authoritarian tendencies. There is no question that the short contract length
create significant incentives for all employees to act as ‘yes men and women’ and is an
obstacle for internal self criticism and critical policy debate.” Francisco E. Thoumi & Jorrit E.
M. Kamminga, The recent changes at UNODC and its role in advancing and innovating antidrug
policies: Old Wine in New Cleaner Bottles?
160 Peter Reuter & Robert MacCoun, Drug War Heresies; Learning from Other Vices, Times,
and Places (Cambridge University Press 2005) s 248.
161 Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation Drug Lore – The questioning of our current drug
law, 1996 Kapittel 4, del 6.
162 Kriminaliseringen av kokaplanten
I 1950 ble the Report of the Commission of Enquiry on the Coca Leaf publisert. Denne
kommisjonens oppgave var å se nærmere på kokaplantens kvaliteter og egenskaper, samt
mulighetene for å forby eller begrense produksjon og distribusjon av den. Det var denne
rapporten som ble brukt til å rettferdiggjøre kriminaliseringen av planten under
Singlekonvensjonen i 1961, og arbeidet med den ble ledet av Howard B. Fonda. Han var en
mann med knapp forståelse av kokaplantens egenskaper og viktige kulturelle posisjon i
regionen, men med gode kontakter i legemiddelindustrien. Han var tilknyttet både American
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association og Burroughs Wellcome pharmaceutical
company. Og at han hadde et forutinntatt syn på saken, kan vi se fra et intervju han gav til
avisen El Comercio i september 1949, rett etter at han ankom Lima og før han begynte
arbeidet sitt: ”We believe that the daily, inveterate use of coca leaves by chewing (…) not
only is thoroughly noxious and therefore detrimental, but also is the cause of racial
degeneration in many centers of population, and of the decadence that visibly shows in
numerous Indians — and even in some mestizos — in certain zones of Peru and Bolivia. Our
studies will confirm the certainty of our assertions and we hope we can present a rational
plan of action (…) to attain the absolute and sure abolition of this pernicious habit.”(Denne
historien er opprinelig fortalt i en artikkel av Andrew Weil, kalt The New Politics of Coca, og
trykt i The New Yorker 15. mai 1995. Jeg har hentet episoden fra en artikkel av Tom
Blickman, kalt Our studies will confirm the certainty of our assertions,TNI 8. mars 2008.)
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