The first step Argentina took in trying to limit drug use and trafficking in their country came in 1974.
Jose Lopez Rega implemented law 20,771 relabelling drug offenses and 'federal offenses' and a threat to national security. These laws specifically targets both personal use and low-level drug trafficking.
The next major step taken by Argentina in controlling substance abuse came in 2009. The Supreme justice court declared that the punishment for personal consumption of drugs should now be unconstitutional and would typically include a jail sentence.
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Overall, Argentina's Drug laws are still very strict. Even a minor offense such as possession (without consumption) could mean one to six years in prison. Growing marijuana could mean tree to fifteen years in prison compared to four to fifteen years in prison for trafficking.
Beyond Argentina's usage rates, drug trafficking has become a major problem as wellThe current approach is out of step with the changing reality of drug trafficking activity in Argentina. Cocaine labs have become increasingly popular and is in turn making Argentina a major point of of transportation between producers in both Bolivia and Peru, not to mention consumers in the Europe as well.
Jose Lopez Rega implemented law 20,771 relabelling drug offenses and 'federal offenses' and a threat to national security. These laws specifically targets both personal use and low-level drug trafficking.
The next major step taken by Argentina in controlling substance abuse came in 2009. The Supreme justice court declared that the punishment for personal consumption of drugs should now be unconstitutional and would typically include a jail sentence.
http://reformdrugpolicy.com/beckley-main-content/new-approaches/future-directions-for-drug-policy-reform/latin-america/drug-reform-in-argentina/
Overall, Argentina's Drug laws are still very strict. Even a minor offense such as possession (without consumption) could mean one to six years in prison. Growing marijuana could mean tree to fifteen years in prison compared to four to fifteen years in prison for trafficking.
Beyond Argentina's usage rates, drug trafficking has become a major problem as wellThe current approach is out of step with the changing reality of drug trafficking activity in Argentina. Cocaine labs have become increasingly popular and is in turn making Argentina a major point of of transportation between producers in both Bolivia and Peru, not to mention consumers in the Europe as well.