Drugs and the Law

The Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (CEDD)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:57:40 +0000

The Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) brings together researchers from seven Latin American countries with the goal of analyzing the impact of cr ...

People deprived of their liberty for drug offenses: The social costs of drug policy

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:14:35 +0000

The Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) released a series of new studies showing that despite the current debate in Latin America on the need to re ...

In Search of Rights

Wed, 09 Jul 2014 08:15:13 +0000

The Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) has published a new study that assesses state responses to illicitly-used drugs in eight countries in Latin ...

Addicted to punishment

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:31:49 +0000

Over the past several decades, Latin America has seen penalties for drug crimes—even low-level selling—skyrocket. And in many Latin American countries, non-violent drug offenses receive significantly ...

Addicted to punishment

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:54:32 +0000

In Latin America, trafficking cocaine so it can be sold to someone who wants to use it is more serious than raping a woman or deliberately killing your neighbor. While it may seem incredible, that is ...

Disproportionate penalties for drug offenses in Mexico

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:53:37 +0000

The story of the Mexican drug war has generally focused on the violence perpetrated by drug cartels and the apparent inability to bring so many criminals to justice. Unfortunately—while it’s true man ...