Repeal "Drug Decriminalization Act"
Category: Repeal || Resolution: GAR #577 || Proposed by: Excidium Planetis
Description:
The Assembly of Worlds,
Believing in the value in reducing or eliminating penalties for simple drug possession, and the dedication of this Assembly to protecting the rights of the oppressed,
Arguing that nevertheless, GA#577 "Drug Decriminalization Act" does not actually even do that, as its wording allows nations to easily circumvent its mandates, for example by considering even a small quantity of a given substance to be "for monetary gain" or by considering simple possession to be with malice, that is recklessness or intent, and therefore subject to potentially severe criminal penalties,
Stating that such resolutions as GA#577 are, furthermore, not matters of international law, and exist solely to exert the WA's influence on member nations without regard for their individual situations, often by introducing broad, one-size-fits-none legislation that handles the issue without any of the care that national law does,
Encouraging the members of this Assembly to think carefully about the legislation they choose to enact in the future and whether the World Assembly is really the best level of government to address the topic,
Destroys "Drug Decriminalization Act"