Deputies introduced a bill to replace criminal penalties for possessing up to three grams of cannabis for personal use with fines of 1,000–3,000 lei.[1][2] It proposed using the revenue for prevention and support services and exempting medically prescribed cannabis possession from the personal-use penalties.[1] REPER’s sponsors argued that prosecution damaged users’ records and obstructed treatment; the Senate later rejected the proposal.[3][2]
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References
- Romanian Senate — original three-gram cannabis proposal, L384/2023Both pages: proposed Article 4¹ and fine revenue; Articles II–IIIarchived
- Romanian Senate — legislative record for L384/2023, PL-x 537/20238 May introduction; 7 June opinions; 18 September rejection; 20 September transmission; 12 December committee reportarchived
- AGERPRES — Deputies introduce cannabis possession decriminalisation proposal (8 May 2023)REPER sponsors, Vlad Zaha and stated reasons for replacing criminal penaltiesarchived
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