Drug policy and Human Rights: Everything Explained
“A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” […]
Tag Archives: Drug Law
Why So Eager to Punish? The Police, Drug Reform, and Common Sense
(This article was published in Dagsavisen, December 23, 2000. It was a response to an article by Benedicte Bjørnland, head of the Police Directorate, which advocated for persecution and punishment) While more and more people see punishment as unsuited for combating drug abuse, the police continue to insist on the need for coercive measures. Even […]
The Greatest Persecution in Modern Times
In “The Right to Self-determination”, philosophy professor Einar Øverenget asks important questions. Referring to the COVID-19 crisis, he asks whether there is a reasonable relationship between the measures we have taken and real risk or whether such a strong narrative has been built up around fear that we forget how society usually handles danger. The […]
The Responsibility of the Director of Public Prosecutions to End Arbitrary Persecution
The police have had a strong but not very insightful presence in the debate on drug reform. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ support for decriminalisation, therefore, comes as a surprise because while the Police Directorate, the Norwegian Police Confederation, and the Norwegian Narcotics Officers Association (NNPF) are more interested in continuing a regime of punishment, […]
