In judgment 8/2008, the Supreme Court of Justice resolved conflicting case law by holding that article 40(2) of the 1993 drug law remained applicable to acquisition or possession for personal consumption exceeding a ten-day supply. This included cannabis: exceeding the threshold could remain a personal-consumption crime, rather than automatically establishing trafficking. The ruling preserved the administrative regime for quantities within the decriminalisation threshold.[1]
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References
- Supremo Tribunal de Justiça — Acórdão 8/2008, published in Diário da República on 5 August 2008Printed pp. 5243–5244, conclusions and operative decision; p. 5247, decision datearchived
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