Nicolas Eyle is a self-employed consultant working with government & the private sector on drug policy issues. He is an adjunct member of the New York City Bar Association's Drugs and the Law Committee and serves on its Special Subcommittee on International Drug Law and Policy.
Missing from US-conducted analyses is a discussion about the international legal system – as embodied in the three international drug control treaties.
All over the world countries look at the disastrous results of the U.S.'s "War on Drugs" and shift their drug policies to avoid making the same mistakes. It's time for us to catch up.