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Bill: Drugs and Substances Deregulation Act of 2362
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Liberal Socialists
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2363
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to deregulate the sale and usage laws of drugs within our nation, elimating the black market, ensuring that all substances are sold fairly, and any misleading or uninformed sales may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law; a final, but always informed, decision on drugs must rest with our citizens. Citizens below adult age must provide proof of parental consent before they may acquire the substances covered by this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Current: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:07:51, February 20, 2007 CET | From |  United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Drugs and Substances Deregulation Act of 2362 |
| Message | Once again, you seem to forget about the children... |
| Date | 02:01:41, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Drugs and Substances Deregulation Act of 2362 |
| Message | Does the J.L.P. care at all about the people's health? The answer is apparently a resounding "no." |
| Date | 11:14:36, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Drugs and Substances Deregulation Act of 2362 |
| Message | We care greatly for both our people's health and their children. But we refuse to do so at the cost restricting the choice of our citizens to decide for themselves what they wish to do at the expense of their own health, what they wish to do with their own health, and what they wish to do with their own bodies. We do not own our citizens, nor their bodies, nor do we have the right to tell them how to use them. Banning alcohol and tobacco completely would also be good for our citizens health. But shall we do this? No, it'd be contrary to freedom of choice. Forcing our citizens to eat a government-decided health food ration pack and nothing else each day would be a huge boost to our citizens health. We'd eradicate obesity and malnutrition overnight! But we will not do this because it would infringe upon freedom of choice. There is no line where it becomes okay to infringe upon the people's freedom to chose where something is or is not okay to do at the expense of their own health. Either they have such a freedom, or they do not. At least, this is what the JLSP believes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 317 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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