drug reform
Changing substance laws
Drug reform refers to efforts to change laws and policies governing controlled substances—typically moving away from criminalization toward treatment, decriminalization, or regulated legalization.
The term encompasses a spectrum of positions, from modest sentencing changes to complete overhaul of prohibition: Drug reform advocates argue that addiction should be treated as a health issue, not a crime.
Related terms include drug policy reform and, more narrowly, marijuana reform.
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- cannabisPsychoactive hemp plant
- marijuanaPsychoactive hemp plant
- policyAdopted principle of action
harm reduction · overdose · opioid crisis · opioid · crack epidemic · addiction · rehabilitation · second chances · prison · incarceration · sentencing · needle exchange · naloxone · treatment · advocacy · ballot · petition · dispensary
- reformstructural change, overhaul, revision, systemic change, policy change
- decriminalizationlegalization, liberalization, expungement, pardons, cannabis
- drug policynarcotics, decriminalization, cannabis legalization, controlled substances, prohibition
- Drug RegulationFDA, DEA, controlled substances, Schedule II, FDA approval
- Health Activismhealth policy, health equity, healthcare access, patient rights, public health campaigns
drug reformdrug prohibition
Laws criminalizing certain substances
zero tolerance · mass incarceration · criminalization · tough on crime
drug reformdrug prohibition
Laws criminalizing certain substances
War on Drugs · prohibitionism · criminalization · drug enforcement
drug, reform, drugs, drugged, drugging, druggy, reforms, reformed, reformer