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Soft drugs (3 OA)
Opium Act
· Code: Artikel IV-2 · Chapter: Opiumwet
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– Article IV-2 Soft drugs (3 OA)
- A person is guilty when acquiring or possessing soft drugs.
- A person is also guilty when acquiring/possessing/selling ingredients needed to produce soft drugs.
- Sentencing is based on the total quantity found, even if spread across multiple persons.
- Not guilty: carrying 5 ingredients or 1 end product for personal use.
- The quantity as meant is aggregated per person.
- If cooperation cannot be proven, quantities are not aggregated.
- Sentencing is based on quantities of ingredients and end products.
- If mixed quantities are found, total is calculated as (end products x 5).
- Recidivism increases the sentence by 15%.
- Soft drugs include: weed, hash, nitrous oxide.
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