Not only would poppy licensing address the poverty and hunger crises that have engulfed the south of Afghanistan; it also would stabilize existing local structures, giving communities a reason to support President Hamid Karzai’s government and the international community. Farmers would gain a sense of ownership in counter-narcotics efforts, in sharp contrast to the current idealistic – and evidently un-achievable – policy of crop eradication.
罂粟种植许可制度不仅可以缓解笼罩在阿富汗南部的贫穷和饥饿危机；它还能稳定现有的本地架构，给与当地社会足够的理由支持卡尔扎伊总统的政府和国际社会。与现行的、理想主义的—且明显难以为继的—铲除行动形成鲜明对比的，是农民们在反毒品的计划中还能获得一种主人翁的感觉。