Drug Offenses and the New Penal Lawdi Suvero, Henry MBrook.l.rev
You only get one chance for drug offenses involving a Schedule I drug, on the other hand. After the first offense, thecharge increases to aCategory D felony. This is because Schedule I drugs are considered worse and more damaging than drugs lower on the schedules. ...
…The war on drugs is also the main excuse for the system of legalized theft known as civil asset forfeiture, which allows police to take cash and other property they claim is connected to drug offenses. I would add just one point to Sullum’s superb column. The War on Drugs is not ...
These could include decriminalization of drug use and possession and other minor drug offenses; law enforce- ment diversion of criminal conduct prior to opening a criminal proceeding; or directing people who need treatment to com- munity-based services to address their specific needs and cir- cum...
Penalties for possession of drug paraphernalia and related offenses In addition to simple possession, the California legislature has criminalized several related offenses involving the manufacturing and delivering of drug paraphernalia or furnishing such items to minors. Here are a few related offenses that...
“Drug Diversion”, and it is authorized under: Proposition 36, Penal Code 1000 PC, and California drug courts. Drug diversion allows some people who have committed non-violent drug possession offenses to serve their sentences in drug treatment programs in lieu of jail or prison. Once you ...
criminal and penal code, and directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend guidelines to increase penalties to reflect the serious nature of these offenses (§717). Asserts U.S. authority to enforce the FFDCA for a violation that occurs outside the United States if the product was ...
After some stable figures in the early 80's, since 1986 Germany has experienced a dramatic increase of drug offenses comparable to the development in the 70's. The numbers of convicted drug offenders only slightly increased because of widespread diversion strategies in the field of drug consumers...
The article argues for a more nuanced penal approach to such offenses in the Lithuanian penal law.Skirmantas BikelisDr. Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences ,Mindaugas LankauskasDr.Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences ,...
The role of criminal lawPreconditions for successful treatmentRecommendationsBased on the desktop, quantitative, and qualitative researches, in this chapter, we discuss the main findings on the different approaches to drug offenses and drug-addicted offenders in Austria, Poland, and Spain. While simple...