Chile, drug and change on the law drug

Just like every other country in South America, chile battles with the traffic drug and addiction.  But the manufacturing not take the place in the country, this takes place across the borders in Bolivia or Peru or up the coast a little ways in Colombia, mainly opioids, marijuana and cocaine.


Students also have a tendency to abuse the highly toxic and addictive coca paste, with about 3 percent of all students admitting they were using this drug. The cocaine paste generates an instant addiction, this is different to marijuana and other opioids.

for the case of marijuana, is used by many Chileans of different age and with different objectives. In the last few years, the change in the drug law, generated many debates, mainly for the new classification of the marijuana. for the drug law, the marijuana is a dangerous drug.

The national drug control agency of Chile justified this move by stating that 70 percent of people who entered treatment for drug addiction had started their drug use with marijuana. The director of that agency also reported that one third of the 7,000 people treated for drug addiction each year come in for marijuana abuse. Of those who abuse cannabis, 21 percent in Chile are diagnosed as being dependent on the drug, making it a highly problematic drug.

In all, 7 percent of Chileans report having used the drug in 2006, an increase over earlier years. Of South American countries, Chile has the second-highest cannabis usage figure, following Argentina.


In the actuality, the law classified to consumers as offenders, this is wrong. The consumers of drug, should be helped if they come into an addiction that affects their health or welfare, and not punished.

i hope a change in the law, where it is understood that the problem corresponds to a health problem and not crime.

Regards