Davos 2013: President Pérez Molina announces drug policy initiatives

The Guatemalan President, Pérez Molina, announced at the World Economic Forum the proposals for drug policy reform presented to him by Beckley Foundation director Amanda Feilding last week. This includes drug regulation and the conversion of the currently illegal poppy crop into a legal crop for the production of opioid medicines such as morphine.

Pérez Molina also announced the plans to hold a drug policy summit later this year. George Soros, the billionaire businessman and philanthropist, joined President Pérez Molina for the announcement. He pledged the full support of himself and his Foundation to the summit.

Like many developing countries, Guatemala suffers from a severe shortage of opioids – and it also has an existing population of farmers who rely on the poppy for their subsistence.

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