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Author  |
Bewley-Taylor, Dave; Jelsma, Martin |
| Title |
The limits of latitude : the UN drug control conventions |
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Book Whole |
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2012 |
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24 |
| Keywords |
AOD prevention; illegal drug possession; laws and regulations; harm reduction; heroin; medical use of marijuana |
| Abstract |
· Decriminalization of possession, purchase and cultivation for personal use operates reasonably comfortably inside the confines of the UN drug control conventions · Harm reduction services, including drug consumption rooms, can operate lawfully under the drug control treaty system · There is greater scope to provide health care or social support instead of punishment for people caught up in minor offences related to personal use or socio-economic necessity · All controlled drugs can be used for medical purposes, including heroin prescription and medical marijuana’; what constitutes medical use is left to the discretion of the parties · The INCB often increases tensions around interpretations instead of resolving them, though the Board should be guided ‘by a spirit of co-operation rather than by a narrow view of the letter of the law’ · There are limits of latitude; a legal regulated market for non-medical use of cannabis or any other scheduled drug is not permissible within the treaty framework · Legal tensions exist with other international legal obligations such as those stemming from human rights or indigenous rights · Growing doubts and inherent inconsistencies and ambiguities provide legitimate ground for demanding more space for experimentation with alternative control models than the current systems allows |
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Transnational Institute (TNI), International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) |
Place of Publication |
Amsterdam; London |
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English |
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| Call Number |
50-12523 |
Serial |
54989 |
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