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  • Criminology
  • Bioethics

Background:

  • Drug criminalization policies have historically been rooted in racism.
  • These policies disproportionately harm specific racialized communities.
  • The ongoing
  • Purpose_of_the_Study: [
  • To advocate for evidence-based and ethically recommended policy changes regarding drug use and possession.
  • To call for the immediate decriminalization and eventual legal regulation of all recreational drugs.
  • To demand the expungement of criminal records for nonviolent drug offenses and the release of incarcerated individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for evidence-based and ethically recommended policy changes regarding drug use and possession.
  • To call for the immediate decriminalization and eventual legal regulation of all recreational drugs.
  • To demand the expungement of criminal records for nonviolent drug offenses and the release of incarcerated individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Multidisciplinary expert consensus and policy proposal development.
  • Analysis of historical and ongoing impacts of drug laws.
  • Ethical and evidence-based recommendation formulation.

Main Results:

  • Identification of systemic racism embedded in drug laws.
  • Proposal for immediate decriminalization of all recreational drugs.
  • Advocacy for legal regulation, record expungement, and release of individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

Conclusions:

  • The "war on drugs" has caused significant harm, particularly to racialized communities.
  • Decriminalization, regulation, and restorative justice are ethically and scientifically recommended policy shifts.
  • Ending the "war on drugs" is crucial for social justice and public health.