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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- © Emerald Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 1745-9265
- eISSN
- 1745-9265
- DOI
- 10.1108/dat-07-2021-0035
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to re-appraise the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in order to develop alternative and new ideas for drug law reform.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is to analyse the Act from historical and socio-legal perspectives, drawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies.FindingsThe Act has its roots in radical counter-cultural reform activism in the 1960s. Its innovative legal structure has enabled a diverse range of policy approaches to be possible over the last 50 years. Future drug law reform efforts need to broaden out from a narrow focus on law and also to engage more seriously with the politics of drug law and policy.Originality/valueDrawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies leads to novel insights about the politics and practice of drug law reform.
Journal
Drugs and Alcohol Today – Emerald Publishing
Published: Dec 7, 2021
Keywords: History; Regulation; Politics; Law; Drug law reform; Socio-legal