XLIX Jon. I 2015 (Drugs)

The purpose of this Act is to distinguish between Class A and Class B illegal drugs, and to make laws which concern the production, sale and purchasing, importation, and possession of Class B drugs the responsibility of local government, as well as to reform laws on smoking tobacco products.

Subsections H and I of Paragraph 1 and Subsections K and L of Paragraph 2 of the Third Imperial Decree of HIM Emperor Declan I are hereby repealed. Paragraph 5, Subsection B of V Dec. I 2011 (Immigration and Border Controls) and Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of VI Dec. I 2011 (Smoking of Tobacco) are also hereby repealed. The provisions provided for in said repealed laws shall be replaced by the provisions provided by this same Act.

A “controlled drug” for the purposes of Paragraphs 4 and 5 of this same Act is any drug defined as such by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its subsequent amendments and schedules.

The following controlled drugs shall be referred to for the purposes of Paragraph 6 of this same Act as Class A drugs:

1. Amphetamine (1-phenylpropan-2-amine)

2. Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine)

3. GHB (γ-Hydroxybutyric acid)

4. Heroin (diamorphine) and any other opioids

5. Ketamine (C₁₃H₁₆ClNO)

6. Methamphetamine

All controlled drugs not listed in Paragraph 4 of this same Act shall be referred to for the purposes of Paragraphs 6 and 7 of this same Act as Class B drugs. Any controlled drugs not listed in Paragraph 4 of this same Act may subsequently be defined as Class A drugs by an Imperial Decree or Imperial Edict. Any chemical or substance not listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its subsequent amendments and schedules may be defined as a Class A or a Class B drug for the purposes of Austenasian law by an Imperial Decree or Imperial Edict.

The possession of any Class A or Class B drug is the misdemeanour of drug possession. The production of any Class A or Class B drug, or of any chemical with the intention of it to be an ingredient in any Class A drug, is the second-class felony of drug production. The sale or purchase of any Class A or Class B drug is the second-class felony of drug dealing. The importation of a Class A drug is the second-class felony of importing a banned item, and the importation of a Class B drug is the misdemeanour of importing a prohibited item.

Town Councils (in regards to Towns) and Governors (where applicable, in regards to Territories) may legalise the importation, possession, production, sale and/or purchase of any Class B drugs within their respective Town or Territory.

It is legal (if not forbidden by the local authority in accordance with Paragraph 10 of this same Act) for tobacco and/or nicotine to be consumed in residential private property with the permission of the owner; in public property where the immediate area is not enclosed by a roof; and in Crown property where permission has been given by the Monarch or a Crown Steward of the respective property. The consumption of tobacco and/or nicotine anywhere else shall be the misdemeanour of smoking in a smoke-free place.

Town Councils (in regards to Towns) and Governors (where applicable, in regards to Territories) may prohibit the sale and/or purchase, the production, and the possession of tobacco and/or nicotine and products containing it within their respective Town or Territory, as well as the importation of tobacco and/or nicotine and products containing into their respective Town or Territory. Should a Town Council or Governor impose restrictions upon tobacco and/or nicotine in accordance with this same Paragraph, violations of said restricted shall be treated as if they were violations of restrictions on Class B drugs in accordance with Paragraph 6 of this same Act.

In regards to Paragraph 8 of this same Act, Town Councils (in regards to Towns) and Governors (where applicable, in regards to Territories) may prohibit all consumption of tobacco and/or nicotine within their respective Town or Territory. Violation of such a restriction is the misdemeanour of smoking in a smoke-free place.

No instance of drug possession or of importation of a controlled drug shall be regarded as a crime if performed with the intention of providing a medical treatment as prescribed in writing by two doctors of medicine.

If a substance contains only trace levels of a controlled drug, or a controlled drug comprises only a small (less than 25%) amount of a substance, and the substance in question is not intended to be consumed with the purpose of using said trace or small amount of controlled drug for recreational purposes, then the substance in question shall not be considered a controlled drug.