Biography:
Pablo García Cortina is a researcher, journalist, and communication specialist based in Madrid. He holds an M.A. in Image, Advertising and Corporate Identity from Camilo José Cela University. With experience in public sector communications, he has collaborated with national and international organizations on issues related to drug policy, LGTBIQ+ rights, and criminal justice. His work focuses on legal certainty, chemsex-related stigma, and the intersection of drug enforcement with human rights. In 2024, he presented a study on stigma and barriers to treatment access in Madrid at the Lisbon Addictions Conference. He is currently conducting an empirical and legal investigation into the criminalization of GBL in Spanish courts.
Title : Arbitrary criminalization through chemical equivalence: The misuse of GBL valuation as GHB in Spanish criminal law