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The use of narcotic drugs, psychotropics or other psychoactive substances in public places or the appearance of an intoxicated person in public places would also be subject to administrative responsibility and a fine of between 20 and 100 euros.
Such a repeated offense would already amount to between 100 and 200 euros, and the offender could be banned from attending events in public places for a month and a year.
Criminal liability would continue to apply to those who “illegally manufacture, process, acquire, possess, transport or consume more than a small amount of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances” for no purpose.
It is true that people who voluntarily request medical assistance from a health institution or a public authority to dispose of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances would be exempt from both administrative and criminal responsibility for their elimination.
Seimas press conference:
Morgana Danielė, spokesperson for the Freedom Party, initiated the amendments on the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs.
“In 2017 there was a misunderstanding and the disposal of small quantities was criminalized. The number of drug-related cases has doubled since then, rising from around 700 to 1,600 last year. This is because people have begun to be tried even for burns in the ashtray, if drug burns are found, ”he said during a press conference held at the Seimas on Wednesday.
The politician said that these people “sewed the labels of the criminal” and “imposed thousands of fines.”
Drug addicts, he said, are not treated and do not escape the prison system in any way.
When asked why sanctions such as a warning or a fine of several tens of euros were chosen for the possession of a small amount of drugs, M. Danielle replied that it was not just a threat.
“The proposed punishments are not only a warning, a fine, but also a referral to see a doctor if a person with a small amount is repeatedly detained, thus suspecting that the person is taking risks or even harmful use. Of course, if a doctor diagnoses an addiction, there is an obligation to treat it, “he replied.
The fines, according to the politician, “were selected based on the dominant figures in the Code of Administrative Offenses, the predominant fines for similar acts.”
To this is added the lawyer Mindaugas Lankauskas, who participated in the press conference.
“There are no objective criteria for the specific choice of how much 100, 130 or 200 euros should be. <...> The overall structure of the code is generally considered, “he said.
M. Danielle assured that the parliamentarian Freedom Party will seek to legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in the future.
“Legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes and regulating this market was one of the electoral goals of the Freedom Party, and we will certainly continue to work in that direction,” he promised.
The signatures were stamped by 39 members of the Seimas
Other members of the Seimas Freedom Faction also signed amendments on the decriminalization of drugs, with the exception of Monika Ošmianskienė.
The signatures were also affixed by the conservatives: the appointed Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, the party chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis, the MPs Kazys Starkevičius, Stasys Šedbaras, Paulė Kuzmickienė, Žygimantas Pavilionis, Dalia Asanavičiūjuson, Mienuln Jurgižiūjuson, Mienuln Jurgižiūjuson, Mienuln Jurgiiūjuson. Kristijonas Bartoševičius.
From the Liberal Movement signed by: Spokesperson of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Members of the Seimas Simonas Gentvilas, Virgilijus Alekna, Andrius Bagdonas, Eugenijus Gentvilas.
The decriminalization of a small amount of drugs also has the support of opposition parliamentarians: the “workers” Vytautas Gapšys, Antanas Guoga, the leader of the social democratic party Gintautas Paluckas, Dovilė Šakalienė, Linas Jonauskas, Tomas Bičiūnas, members of the Seimas Mixto Domas Griškevičius,
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