Drugs Policies

The drugs scene in Colombia is characterized by the fact that it is dominated by a confusion of insufficiently supported statistics and speculative diagnoses which produce policies that reflect this chaos.

Diana Esther Guzmán, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes

In December 2009, the Congress in Colombia passed a constitutional reform that prohibits the consumption and possession of certain quantities of drugs for personal use, that had previously been legal in the 1991 Constitution. This regressive step is unlikely to reduce consumption and will...

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Peru.

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Ecuador.

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Chile.

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Bolivia.

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Brazil.

In 1995 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) announced in a press release the publication of the results of the largest global study on cocaine use ever undertaken.

An interactive guide on the status of drug law reform throughout Latin America.

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Colombia.

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