strategy
Decriminalizing drugs
Synonyms:
Legalizing drug use Context:
Damage done by drug-related crime may be worse than the damage resulting from making them legal.
Implementation:
There have been experiments with decriminalizing drugs in several countries, including the Netherlands, Alaska and Switzerland.
Claim:
Decriminalizing drugs would only work as a strategy if implemented simultaneously in all major countries.
Counter Claim:
Whilst crime problems may be eased by decriminalization, the drug problem itself would not necessarily be helped.
Narrower:
Legalizing cannabis Facilitated by:
Calling for drug law reformResearching drug-related crime Problems:
Criminalization of drug useDrug-related crime
Illicit drug trafficking
Substance abuse
Unauthorized pharmaceutical manufacture and distribution
Unethical military practices
Unethical pharmaceutical practices
References:
Richards, David A: Sex, Drugs, Death and the Law: an essay on human rights and overcriminalizationMedawar, Charles: Drugs and World Health: an international consumer perspective Subjects:
Health Care → PharmacyLaw → Legality
Societal Problems → Addiction, drug abuse
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
