NationStates Jolt Archive

I've just submitted a proposal with the above heading, and would greatly appreciate it if all delegates took the time to read it and approve it if they agree with what it promotes.

I'd also appreciate it if [assuming you agree with what my proposal is promoting] telegramed other delegates about it.

So thanks for your time. And remember to approve it. :wink:

Also, I'd welcome any constructive critisism about my proposal. Practise makes perfect. Although if you're going to try to tell me to change my opinion on the matter, don't waste your time. :)

Could you include your post here... not everyone has time to go back to the proposal listing and look for it.

Done and done.

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Description: FIRSTLY, this proposal is not suggesting that recreational drug use becomes legal or even encouraged. Instead, it is suggesting that we promote BOTH the positive AND negative effects so all citizens will consequently be able to make educated and informed choices concerning their involvement with illicit drugs.

AWARE of the fact that regardless of penalties imposed on individuals found consuming or dealing illicit drugs, such individuals will choose to be involved in such activites regardless of the consequences of the law,

NOTING the fact that illicit drug consumption and experimentation often takes place during adolescence,

FURTHER noting the fact that there is no international curriculum for high schools to follow concering drug education, resulting in many schools focusing on only the negative effects of drug consuption,

RESULTING in the mis-education of countless teenagers--and when it comes to potentially life threatening actions such as drug taking, ignorance is NOT bliss,


IT IS PROPOSED that upon the passing of the Recreational Drug Education proposal, that the following are implemented:

1)All high schools across the world would begin an annual extensive drug education scheme that would be compulsorary for all students under the age of 17 to attend

2)The education scheme would educate students of the positive AND negative effects of the following illicit drugs--herion, speed, LSD, ecstacy, ketamine, marijuana, GHB, and other date rape drugs, as well as the abuse of legal drugs including alcohol, nicotine, caffiene, and prescription drugs like ritalin.

3)Students would be made aware of all positive effects of drug consuption, all negative effects, what to do if someone overdoses or has a bad trip, and of the legal, financial, physical, and mental consequences of drug use, dealing, and abuse.

4)The length of the course would be up to the school to decide, as well as whether the course would take place during normal lesson times or before/after school hours. The school would also be encouraged to invite guest speakers such as police officers, youth social workers, and reformed drug addicts to speak to the students.

VOTE yes for the education of the future of your nations, the youth. By accepting the fact that drugs will ALWAYS be around, and by promoting unbiased information about such drugs, you are voting yes for a prosperous future for your nation.

I see no problem with it... I'll pass it on to my region (one whom I think takes all that you listed and more... Sigh) and see what bites.

Looks good so far.

Cheers for passing it on.

As said in the little introduction for the UN board, improving the world one resolution at a time. Heh. :)

I'm fine with it. I'd vote FOR.

3)Students would be made aware of all positive effects of drug consuption, all negative effects, what to do if someone overdoses or has a bad trip, and of the legal, financial, physical, and mental consequences of drug use, dealing, and abuse.

The trouble is that what these effects are is very much up for debate. In many nations, scientific research is very much under the thumb of the government; just as in a fundamentalist Christian theocracy research into genetics and evolution might be unfairly stifled, or a corporate-controlled economic powerhouse might crush reports into the dangers of certain products, a strongly anti-drug nation could simply skew what the positive and negative effects were. Even respectable academic research into the effects of drugs is not certain in its findings.

2)The education scheme would educate students of the positive AND negative effects of the following illicit drugs--herion, speed, LSD, ecstacy, ketamine, marijuana, GHB, and other date rape drugs, as well as the abuse of legal drugs including alcohol, nicotine, caffiene, and prescription drugs like ritalin.

Dividing these into illicit and legal is nation-specific and shouldn't be included in a UN document's wording. Our nation treats alcohol and marijuana as equivalent, for instance.

Drug use is not uniform across all nations, and drugs fall in and out of favour constantly. Many drugs - including opium, mushrooms and cocaine - aren't on this list; the populations of some nations might consume solely natural exotics such as ayahausca, kif or peyote, while others might have a much higher incidence of high-end designer drugs. Our point is: any list will be inadequate, or become so very quickly. Determining which substances deserve attention on a national or even subnational level would be far more appropriate. Of course, some idiot dictator will always say 'the only appropriate substance for MY people to learn about is delicious coffee', but idiot dictators will always find loopholes.

(Also, ecstasy and her[color=red]oi[/red]n).

Thackeray Sung
Ministry of Personal Development

Once again, the Holy Empire of Gethamane agrees with Rehochipe (funny how often that happens...).
We'd like to add that it will be nearly (if not completely) impossible to make this resolution effective and still possible to pass... Nations seem (rightfully) touchy about their education systems, and this could be interpreted as an invastion of national sovereignty.
For example, while some problems in this proposal could be solved by having the UNEC (if it ever gets funded ;) ) dictate curriculum for this project as an expanded part of its duties... Even suggesting it would get you lynched. In fact, I'll probably get sucker-punched later for bringing it up as an example. :lol:

Point being that, unless you cripple the power of the resolution, I'm not certain you'll get enough people to agree with you.