Prohibitionist systems vary along a number of lines: based on the nature of prohibited activity (e.g., possession, use, use in public); based on the severity of sanctions (civil penalty, criminal penalty, imprisonment); based on the severity of enforcement (resources, priorities); and based on the capacity to exercise discretionary power (diversion, alternative measures).
Les régimes de prohibition varient selon divers axes : selon la nature de l’activité prohibée (possession, usage, usage en public, etc.), selon la sévérité des sanctions (amendes civiles, amendes pénales, incarcération), selon l’intensité de la répression (ressources, priorité) et selon la capacité plus ou moins grande d’exercer un pouvoir discrétionnaire (déjudiciarisation, mesures alternatives, etc.).