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English[en]
Drug decriminalization is in some ways an intermediate between prohibition and legalization, and has been criticized as being "the worst of both worlds", in that drug sales would still be illegal, thus perpetuating the problems associated with leaving production and distribution of drugs to the criminal underworld, while also failing to discourage illegal drug use by removing the criminal penalties that might otherwise cause some people to choose not to use drugs.
Spanish[es]
La descriminalización de las drogas es, en cierto modo, una medida intermedia entre la prohibición y la legalización, que, sin embargo, ha sido criticada también como la peor de las opciones al mantener la venta ilegal y por tanto perpetuar los problemas asociados a la clandestinidad de la producción y distribución de drogas.