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<p>Drug distribution is considered one of the most serious crimes in general and the most serious drug offense in particular. Drug distribution may cover behavior of very different levels of seriousness, ranging from the social supply of small quantities of illicit drugs in friend circles to international drug trafficking organized by powerful global crime syndicates. The article explores the criminological contexts of less serious drug distribution and penal frameworks of the relevant countries in the Baltic region. The article argues for a more nuanced penal approach to such offenses in the Lithuanian penal law.</p>
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Drug distribution is considered one of the most serious crimes in general and the most serious drug offense in particular. Drug distribution may cover behavior of very different levels of seriousness, ranging from the social supply of small quantities of illicit drugs in friend circles to international drug trafficking organized by powerful global crime syndicates. The article explores the criminological contexts of less serious drug distribution and penal frameworks of the relevant countries in the Baltic region. The article argues for a more nuanced penal approach to such offenses in the Lithuanian penal law.

Penal Response to <italic>Less Serious</italic> Drug Distribution Offenses: The Case of Lithuania in the Regional Context

Dr. Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

Dr.Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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Penal Response to  Drug Distribution Offenses: The Case of Lithuania in the Regional Context

Drug distribution is considered one of the most serious crimes in general and the most serious drug offense in particular. Drug distribution may cover behavior...

Penal Response to Less Serious Drug Distribution Offenses: The Case of Lithuania in the Regional Context

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 163 - 180

Received: Oct 05, 2023

Accepted: Apr 04, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2024-0008

Keywords
Drug policy, drug offenses, proportionality, less serious drug distribution.

© 2024 Skirmantas Bikelis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Penal Response to Less Serious Drug Distribution Offenses: The Case of Lithuania in the Regional Context

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 163 - 180

Received: Oct 05, 2023

Accepted: Apr 04, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2024-0008

KeywordsDrug policy, drug offenses, proportionality, less serious drug distribution.

© 2024 Skirmantas Bikelis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Drug policy, drug offenses, proportionality, less serious drug distribution.