There is one German member of the global commission on drug policy. Marion Caspers-Merk and is the former drug adviser of the federal government (2001-2005) and state secretary in the ministry of health. She is a member of the social democratic party Germany (SPD) and has been a member of the federal parliament (Bundestag) till 2009. She represents a moderate drug policy, she accepts the war on drugs is failed and prevention, treatment and harm reduction are the right way. But she doesn’t see any need for action in decriminalisation, she thinks the drug policy in Germany is well-balanced and she rejects any legalisation. Her drug policy activities started and ended more or less with being drug adviser. Because of her membership in the global commission on drug policy media mentioned her several times, but she hasn’t be active in this area. In a talk she gave 2012 about „The Global Commission on Drug Policy – Conclusions and recommendations“, any reference to the demand of legalisation by the global commission misses.

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