Why is US drug policy considered repressive by some countries?

Why is US drug policy considered repressive by some countries?

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As a European, I'd say it's a very precise description to say that United States have been the motor behind the worldwide prohibition, and the very hard line on drugs. It's, I'd say, a matter of fact, the United States has, for instance, certification of all other countries with regard to how they perform in the war on drugs, and that's one way of pressing your policies down the throat of the rest of the world. United States also has a lot of strong-arm politics, diplomacy, and training of police, and so on, that puts particular policy to be very dominant worldwide. So I'd say, just like the rest of the world has taken a liking to a lot of American products like hamburgers and whatever, we've also adopted a policy which has most of its origin in the United States.