CRI210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Prohibition Of Drugs, Methadone, Harm Reduction
4 Aug 2022
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Regulate w/ imposing testing, quality control, labelling standards. Drugs controlled by criminal law illegal or illicit drugs. A century of using the criminal law and prohibition . Controlled drugs and substances act 1997. Criminal law to prohibit ever growing range of drugs. Using law to deal w/ drugs 20th c thing. Falling overall crime rate consistent increase in in crime rate for drug offences. Possession of small quantity of cannabis 6 months imprisonment, fine of. But limited discretion to impose shorter sentences force to impose mandatory min sentences for some offences. Acquisitive offences committed to obtain money to pay for illegal drugs. Drug laws responsible directly/indirectly for significant share of prisoners. Decisions to use law to deal w/ particular drug prejudice, propaganda, political ideology, historical accident. Not rational search for ways to reduce harms associated w/ drug. Does the criminal law reduce drug related harms. Criminal law actually increases drug related harms. Causes many problems it seeks to prevent.
