Following an all-union decree of 25 April 1974 on combating drug addiction, the Moldavian SSR amended its criminal code to punish acquiring or keeping narcotics without intent to sell with up to three years in prison or two years of corrective labour.[1][2] Repeat offences brought up to five years. For the first time, individuals caught holding cannabis solely for their own consumption faced criminal imprisonment across the territory.[1][2]
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References
- Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR — Decree of 25 April 1974 on strengthening the fight against drug addictionPresidium decree establishing criminal liability for possession without intent to sellarchived
- Moldavian SSR — Criminal Code of 24 March 1961, as amended in 1975Insertion of personal drug possession offence without intent to sell, punishable by up to three years
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