A global coalition of policy makers is calling for a total rethink on illicit drugs policy, saying the “war on drugs is lost” — and the time has come for a new approach.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy has released a new report calling for a re-evaluation of the global drug response, in the face of rising drug overdose deaths, and criminal justice systems that can no longer cope.

• Guest: Louise Arbour, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, behind the report

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