Romania: drug-related offenses reduced as New Criminal Code is enforced

by LEAHN Moderator on December 12, 2014

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This year, the Romanian drug law was amended in the direction of decriminalisation, though the law still retains imprisonment and fines as an option, while penalties generally discriminate against the poor and socially disadvantaged.

You probably didn’t know – even most Romanian don’t – but the days when a drug user could be convicted for up to 3 years in jail just for a joint, or between 2 and 5 years for a dose of heroin, are gone. At the same time, dealers were facing dreary sentences between 10 and 20 years, or between 15 and 25 years in prison for international trafficking.

Link to full article in Drug Reporter

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