Historique
Rapport
Better to ask forgiveness than permission: Spain's sub-national approach to drug policy
Auteur(s) :
SANCHEZ, C. ;
COLLINS, M.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
26 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Swansea : Global Drug Policy Observatory (GDPO)
Collection :
Policy Brief, 12
Refs biblio. :
104
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
ESPAGNE
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUB
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
POLITIQUE
;
REGION
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
EVOLUTION
;
CANNABIS
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
- Spain is an example of a country with innovative drug policies which, with the exception of cannabis social clubs, are little-discussed beyond its own borders.
- The Spanish approach to drug policy is best described as certain sub-national autonomous communities exercising their regional powers to pursue drug policy based on harm reduction principles and a rejection of the prohibitionist approach.
- Over the years certain autonomous communities in Spain have been able to push the boundaries of drug policy reform, at times in the face of opposition to the central Madrid-based government, or at times without its express approval; a sub-national approach that can be characterized as 'better to ask forgiveness than permission'.
- While not every autonomous community has taken an approach that deviates from national level policy, and not every innovative reform has been rejected by Madrid, communities like Catalonia, the Basque Country and Andalusia have engaged in processes of bottom up policy development.
- In addition to cannabis social clubs, other sub-national interventions include safe consumption spaces, Heroin-Assisted Treatment, take-home methadone, opioid substitution and syringe programmes in prison, mobile methadone clinics and drug checking. [Extract]
- The Spanish approach to drug policy is best described as certain sub-national autonomous communities exercising their regional powers to pursue drug policy based on harm reduction principles and a rejection of the prohibitionist approach.
- Over the years certain autonomous communities in Spain have been able to push the boundaries of drug policy reform, at times in the face of opposition to the central Madrid-based government, or at times without its express approval; a sub-national approach that can be characterized as 'better to ask forgiveness than permission'.
- While not every autonomous community has taken an approach that deviates from national level policy, and not every innovative reform has been rejected by Madrid, communities like Catalonia, the Basque Country and Andalusia have engaged in processes of bottom up policy development.
- In addition to cannabis social clubs, other sub-national interventions include safe consumption spaces, Heroin-Assisted Treatment, take-home methadone, opioid substitution and syringe programmes in prison, mobile methadone clinics and drug checking. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Law, Policy & Human Rights Director, ICEERS Foundation; Research Associate, Global Drug Policy Observatory, Swansea University, UK