The alternative war on drugs

Drug evictions, cannabis regulation and the legal consequences of adapting to the limitations of criminal law in the field of drug control

PhD ceremony:	mr. dr. L.M. (Michelle) Bruijn
When:	May 20, 2021
Start:	16:15
Supervisors:	prof. mr. dr. M. (Michel) Vols, prof. dr. J.G. Brouwer
Where:	Academy building RUG
Faculty:	Law

Alternative measures implemented in the war against drugs

The war against drugs is changing, slowly but surely. This is the conclusion reached by Michelle Bruijn in her PhD research. Countries are resigned to the limitations of the criminal law system and are now looking for other ways of tackling drug-related crime. Bruijn will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 20 May 2021.

Many researchers claim that the criminal law system is ineffective in its attempts to tackle drug abuse and drug-related crime. They conclude that the war against drugs has failed. But Michelle Bruijn has drawn a different conclusion after studying the regulation of cannabis in Canada and the Netherlands, the closure of drug houses in the Netherlands and home evictions because of drug-related crime in the Netherlands and the United States of America.