Until 1974 the Soviet criminal codes punished making and dealing in drugs; personal use and possession without intent to sell carried no penalty. A decree of the Supreme Soviet on strengthening the fight against drug addiction changed that across the union, Soviet Azerbaijan included: possession without intent to sell became punishable with up to three years in prison, while production and trafficking drew ten to fifteen.[1] The 1987 edict later softened first small-quantity possession to an administrative penalty.[2]
Score by segment 0 to 10
- Possession · 25%3 → 1−2
- Personal cultivation · 25%1 → 0−1
- Punishment & enforcement · 20%3 → 2−1
- Sharing & gifting · 10%1 → 1
- Consumption · 10%3 → 1−2
- Legal access · 10%0 → 0
The bar shows the score after the change; the tick marks where it stood before. Azerbaijan's scores have changed again since.
References
- Wikipedia — Drug policy of the Soviet Unionarchived
- Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — edict of 22 June 1987 No. 7226-XI amending the 1974 drug edict (Meganorm reprint)Edict header and amended Article 6 (first small-quantity possession without intent to sell draws an administrative penalty; repeat within a year brings up to three years)archived
Checked. The date and the event were compared with a source that was read. The score before the change is an editorial estimate.