Despenalization of drugs: Realities and Perspectives in Guatemala
Institute of National Problematics of the University of San Carlos in Guatemala
The Institute of National Problematics of the University of San Carlos in Guatemala recently presented a new publication “Despenalization of drugs: Realities and Perspectives in Guatemala”. The new tendency towards legalization and/or decriminalization in the hemisphere stirred an internal debate about the need to revise drug policies in Guatemala towards policies with an emphasis on prevention and treatment of problematic use of drugs.
This study aims to investigate the coherence between internal policies and external policies regarding the issue of despenalization and investigate the state of affairs of national institutions in the field of illicit drugs in order to adjust current national policies. The objective of this study is recommend reforms on a national level that lead to harmonizing national and international policies in such a manner that the strategies reinforce each other in practise.
