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Bill: Lex Pompilia de Medicaminibus
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
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: November 4449
Description[?]:
| Pompilian Law on Drugs Senators, Our drug policy is rightfully based on the idea that the use of recreational drugs, whether "soft" or "hard", harms public health and impairs our citizens' ability to participate in collective self-government. However, in our view the main role of laws is not to punish, but to establish and strengthen civic bonds. As such we find that the current policy of incarcerating all drug users, irrespective of the amount, does not support our goal of enhancing Republican freedom. Incarceration has long-term negative social consequences that make the use of punishment as a tool of social control questionable from a Republican understanding. For this reason we propose to amend our drug policy by moving towards a harm-reduction approach towards drug regulation. Under this law use or possession of any drug shall remain illegal. However, should the amount of the illegal substance be less than a ten-day supply of that substance, the offence shall no longer be a criminal offence, but an administrative one. Offenders will be aggressively targeted with therapy or community service rather than fines or imprisonment, while criminal penalties shall remain in place for drug growers, dealers, and traffickers. Additionally the Ministry of Health shall be authorized to establish a needle exchange program, whereby drug users can exchange used syringes at any pharmacy counter for a kit containing clean needles and syringes and motivational messages regarding the harms of drug use. Gratianus Pompilius Minister of Health and Social Services |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: The use of cannabis is legal.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 379 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 368 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency." - Eugene McCarthy |