DRUG POLICY IN BRAZIL: REPRESSION, MORALISM AND INTERVENTION IN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
Abstract
The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the theory of legal interest does not adequately justify the criminalization of drug use. According to the principles of criminal law, drug use is a self-harming behavior, and the alleged protection of public health is an argument that cannot be sustained. Therefore, the selective criminalization of the use of some drugs is a manifestation of legal moralism.
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