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A notable approach to drug sentencing in Argentina

By Douglas A. Berman

It appears that reefer madness may be taking over in Argentina, according to this article in today's Washington Post.  The piece is headlined "In Argentine Drug Courts, A Shocker at Sentencing," and here are excerpts:After getting caught with contraband like ecstasy tablets and marijuana, a few young Argentines have been asked by judges recently to pay an unexpected price for breaking the nation's drug laws: None at all. That's because separate federal tribunals here have ruled that a law penalizing the personal use of drugs is unconstitutional. Two offenders have been let off the hook in Buenos Aires. And this week another group of judges echoed the ruling after considering the case of a young man arrested with marijuana.  "Criminalization will only apply in cases where the possession of narcotics for personal consumption represents a danger for the public health of others," the judges announced...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 07, 2008 (boomark / email).