The Moldavian SSR enacted a comprehensive criminal code on 24 March 1961, taking effect on 1 July. Article 225-1 punished sowing or growing opium poppy or Indian hemp without permission with up to five years in prison, with three to eight years for repeat offences.[1] Article 225 penalised the production, purchase, storage or sale of narcotics with intent to sell with up to ten years; simple possession for personal consumption remained outside the criminal code.[1]
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References
- Moldavian SSR — Criminal Code of 24 March 1961Enacted 24 March 1961, effective 1 July 1961; Articles 225 and 225-1
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