The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme aims to promote open debate on the effectiveness of drug policies. This section contains a discussion forum through which invited individuals can post requests for information, and discuss issues related to drug policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. This discussion forum is accessible only to those individuals - policymakers, academics and experts - who have been invited to take part.

Discussions on this website are governed by the 'CHATHAM HOUSE RULE'.

The Chatham House Rule originated at Chatham House with the aim of guaranteeing anonymity to those speaking within its walls in order that better international relations could be achieved. It is now used throughout the world as an aid to free discussion.

"(under) the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker (s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed."

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