The Search for Legal Coherence in the Criminalization or Decriminalization of Drug Possession

Abstract

The second chapter (“The Search for Legal Coherence in the Criminalization or Decriminalization of Drug Possession”) considers the coherence of global drug law policies and trends in the criminalization and decriminalization of drugs, seeking to identify the main factors influencing legal policy decisions and to clarify the interrelationships and implications of these decisions for society, public health, and human rights. Inevitably, the phenomenon of drug use itself, its genesis and the development of relevant legal regulation are also analyzed. This analysis aims to provide a unified understanding of the complexity and multidimensionality of global drug policy, to discuss the experiences of different countries that have adopted diametrically opposed legal solutions in the field of drugs, and to decide and reflect on the prospects for a coherent legal understanding of the issue in an increasingly globalized world.