Drug Policy in Nyrmod

## **Definitions**

### **Drugs**

* A “drug” is to be defined in this bill as any controlled substance and/or any substance which can alter the mental state of an individual in a negative manner towards that individual or public safety

### **Drug Addict**

* An “addict” is to be defined in this bill as any individual who is reliant and/or is under constant influence of a drug.

## **Legalization of Drugs**

* Marihuana is the only drug which can be bought and sold ***legally***
* All other drugs within Nyrmod are Decriminalized for consumption
	+ Certain Drugs can be prescribed by a doctor and issued by a pharmacist, however it is done on a case by case basis.

## **Permits for Selling Legalized Drugs**

**To Get a Permit you:**

* Can't have a history of drug abuse
* Can't have a criminal record
* Have to have taken at least a 3 month long training on the subject

## **Production of Drugs**

**Drugs production will be legalized, as long as:**

* The place of production will be registered.
* Every month the product needs to be tested by government officials to see if it's safe to use.
* Every package of drugs has to have warning label.

## **Drug Addict Detainment Centre**

* A “Drug Addict Detainment Centre” (referred later as a DADC) is a place to temporarily detain a drug addict.
* At least one medical professional and one psychological professional is to be stationed at a DADC at all times.
* Only a law enforcement officer is to take an individual into a DADC.
* An individual may be released after a medical professional decides it is safe to do so, unless the individual has been arrested by a law enforcement officer.
* An individual may only be kept in a DADC for a maximum of 72 hours.
* If a medical professional decides that it is still unsafe to release the individual after 72 hours, the individual must be sent to a hospital.
* There is no legal obligation for the individual to stay in the hospital.
* A DADC is to provide medical and psychological counselling to the individual.
* A medical professional may recommend that an individual receive a government-funded rehabilitation Programme.
* The DADC shall be funded by the Ministry of Justice.
* (Immediately after an individual is taken into a “Drug Addict Detainment Centre”, medical professionals must assess the state of the individual to determine whether the detainment was justified. If not, the law enforcement officer shall be punished.

## **Drug Courts**

* A “Drug Court” is a judicial body that will impose sentencing on any individual convicted of a violation of the Nyrmodian Penal Code regarding the possession and/or consumption of a controlled substance.
* An individual convicted for the illegal distribution or sale of a controlled substance is not to be considered an “individual convicted of a violation of the Nyrmodian Penal Code regarding the possession and/or consumption of a controlled substance” in this bill.
* Any individual who is placed under arrest is to be summoned to a “drug court”.
* **A “drug court” is a type of judiciary court that can impose:**
* *a) mandatory medical rehabilitation or*
* *b) mandatory public service of a maximum of 25 hours on any individual summoned*
* **A trial in a “drug court” is to be treated as a criminal trial if the individual is summoned for:**
* *a) the safety of others or*
* *a) the safety of others or*
* and a civil trial for:
* *a) Any individual who is taken to the “Drug Addict Detainment Centre” more than twice within 365 days is to be summoned to a “drug court”.*
* Any individual placed under trial in a “drug court” has the right to an attorney, and any other right offered in the Nyrmodian Constitution and law.
* Drug Courts are to be funded by the Ministry of Justice.

## **Drug Rehabilitation**

* **If a law enforcement officer determines that an individual is a “drug addict” according to Nyrmod definitions of Drugs and Drug Addicts and that the individual is posing a threat to either:**
* *a) the safety of others or*
* *a) the safety of others or*
* The law enforcement officer is NOT permitted to place the individual under arrest until a swab-style sobriety test has been conducted on the individual and tests positive for a controlled substance.
* The officer is to then take the individual to a “Drug Addict Detainment Centre”.
* Any individual who is under detainment for but NOT under arrest according to officer protocol is to be medically assessed by experts to evaluate whether the individual is to be released or should be sent to rehabilitation.
* Any individual who is taken to the “Drug Addict Detainment Centre” more than twice within 365 days is to be summoned to a “drug court”.

## **Drug Waste**

* When Drug waste is found by a citizen he needs to call the normal phone number of the police.
* The police will send a Rural Facility Dismantling unit (RFD).
* The RFD is a small unit which searches for drug facilities. They are specialized in cleaning and removing of high amounts of drugs and the removing and cleaning of drug laboratories.
* The RDF is a part of the police force of Nyrmod (which is from the ministries of Justice and Defense and Civil Protection). The RDF will also be controlled by both ministries.
* The RDF will search for clues for who dumped the drugs.
* When they arrest a person, this person will be sentenced for trading drugs and for damaging nature with things which don’t belong there.

## **Fines and Offences**

### **Selling Drugs without Legal Permission**

* that person might face 200 hours of community service in one of Needle Exchange Points
* fine ranging from 1000 krones to 200000 krones

### **Trading drugs and for damaging nature with things which don’t belong there**

* **Sentences:**
* A fine of 57.000 Nyrmodian krones to 129.000 Nyrmodian krones.
* Jail sentence of 2 years
* Punishment of 1 year + a fine of 27.000 Nyrmodian Krones