Colombian drugs policy. The dose for personal and health rights

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/retf.i3.1344

Keywords:

Drug use, Harm Reduction, Dose for personal use, Prohibition, Penalty/Criminalization

Abstract

This article is a review of Colombian law on drugs, with special emphasis on the so-called dose for personal and health rights that relate to the use of legal or illegal drugs. A brief contextualization of international treaties on drugs is presented, as well as presenting some cases representing the current debate on trade control measures and use of illegal drugs. The article argues that in the international and Colombian debate there are no homogeneous positions, and the repressive policies towards illegal drug use coexist with approaches from the public health that point to the recognition of the rights of people who use legal or illegal substances.

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  • Juan Camilo Fischer Rodríguez, Icesi University
    Psicólogo egresado con distinción Cum laude de la Universidad Icesi. Actualmente es investigador auxiliar en la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias sociales y coodinador del Centro de Estudios de Vida Estudiantil (CEVE) de la misma universidad. Sus áreas de interés en invetigación son la construcción social de las drogas, la juventud y la sociología de la música.
Análisis transdisciplinares de la coyuntura internacional

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Published

2013-07-15

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No. 3 (2013): Análisis transdisciplinares de la coyuntura internacional

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Colombian drugs policy. The dose for personal and health rights. (2013). Trans-Pasando Fronteras, 3, 95-114. https://doi.org/10.18046/retf.i3.1344