Bahrain replaced the fine-or-prison rule for personal drug possession with at least six months in prison and a fine up to 10,000 dinars.[1][2] The same amendment made supply punishable by life imprisonment or a term of at least five years, plus a fine; hospital treatment could count toward an addicted person’s sentence.[1] It took effect on publication in November 1983, before the introduction of capital drug penalties the following July.[3][4]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Bahrain here.
References
- Bahrain — amendment of drug penalties in 1983Decree-Law 15/1983, replacement articles 23–24; signed 20 November; effective upon publication
- United Nations — Bahrain narcotics decree of 1973E/NL.1985/2; original articles 2, 13, 23–24 and 32–33; Schedule 1; issued 27 February 1973archived
- Bahrain official amendment catalogue for the 1973 narcotics decree1983 amendment: Gazette 1567, 24 November 1983; 1984 amendment: Gazette 1599, 12 July 1984
- Bahrain — capital drug penalties introduced in 1984Decree-Law 10/1984, replacement articles 23–24; signed 9 July; effective upon publication
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