The article presents information on the latest drug policy change in the Russian Criminal Code: a decrease of the drug threshold amounts for which possession can lead to a criminal liability. Also, the article presents an assessment of the 2003-2004 liberal revisions in the Criminal Code, and an analysis of the background/premise for the 2006 counter-reform. The author examines the new criteria for establishing criminal liability and possible consequences of these changes for people who use illicit psycho-active substances for non-medical purposes. © 2008 Levinson; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Levinson, L. (2008). Half a gram - A thousand lives. Harm Reduction Journal, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-22
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