Narcotics abuse in Indonesia is currently increasing, referring to the criminal
provisions regulated by the Narcotics Law, a misuser can be sentenced. Through
the Guidelines of the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of
2021, especially in handling cases of narcotics abuse, is a reorientation of law
enforcement policies in the implementation of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning
Narcotics. Through this reorientation of law enforcement policy, the prosecutor as
a case controller based on the dominus litis principle can resolve drug abuse cases
through restorative justice at the prosecution stage. The purpose of this study is to
determine and analyze whether restorative justice at the prosecution stage in
narcotics abuse cases through the Guidelines of the Attorney General of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2021 is contrary to the criminal provisions in
Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. This type of research research, the
author uses normative juridical research methods. The result of this study is that
restorative justice at the prosecution stage in narcotics abuse cases does not in
principle conflict with the criminal provisions stipulated in Law Number 35 of 2009
concerning Narcotics, but in practice it is difficult to determine narcotics abusers,
narcotics addicts, and victims of narcotics abuse.