The End of the Prohibition era: Questions about Injustice, Effectiveness of Laws and Legalization of Drugs

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the relationship between society, the prohibition and drug users through social, legal and criminological analysis, in order to review what happened with regard to the criminalization of drugs. Thus, this article aims to explore the inconsistencies in the brazilian legal system regarding the drugs, and how this have intensified discussions about legalization. Therefore, this paper, under the empirical- analytical focus and the use of hypothetical deductive approach – from the bibliographical and documentary analysis, aims to examine the prohibition and injustices policy, aiming to build prospects for the legalization of drugs.

Keywords

• Proibicionismo, Constituição, Privacidade e intimidade, Legalização das drogas