{"id":19385,"date":"2024-07-03T10:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teise.org\/?p=19385"},"modified":"2024-07-03T10:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:39:15","slug":"20240703-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/20240703-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising interested Moldovan institutions on drug policy issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 2 July, the Social Security and Health Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, together with international partners, invited representatives of various organisations and experts to a conference on \u201cDrug Policy in the Republic of Moldova\u201d. Representatives of six ministries, various state institutions (customs, border police, General Police, National Public Health Agency, penitentiary, probation, etc.), NGOs and drug-using communities\u2019 representatives, national, regional and international experts participated in the event in Chisinau or remotely. It is a pleasure to see that among the latter were not only the former Mayor of Prague (Czech Republic), Dr Pavel Bem, who is currently advising the Prime Minister of his country on drug issues, or the head of the Estonian Health Development Institute, Aliona Kurbatova, but also Dr Mindaugas Lankauskas, a researcher at the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (LCSS LI).<\/p>\n

At the conference, participants discussed Moldova\u2019s drug policy and harm reduction, the impact of existing legislation on the fight against drugs, and the need for necessary reforms. Drug policies and services, according to the participants, need to be continuously improved in order to increasingly respect the principles of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. At the same time, this will also help the country to move forward in its integration into the European Union.<\/p>\n

M. Lankauskas in his presentation \u201cThreshold Quantities for Illicit Drugs: Understanding Lithuania\u2019s Legal Framework for Drug Offenses\u201d focused on discussing Lithuania\u2019s legal framework for determining the quantity of illicit drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Lithuania,\u201d the scientist told the audience, \u201ccriminal liability for illegal disposal of narcotics and psychotropic substances does not depend on the type of substance, but on the quantity of the controlled substance. The use of drugs is an administrative offence, the possession of small quantities is a criminal offence, and the possession or distribution of larger quantities is a criminal offence with severe penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, a researcher from the LCSS LI briefed the participants of the Lithuanian regulation on estimating the net quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Moldova, which currently punishes the total amount of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without measuring their content or concentration, is considering introducing a model similar to Lithuania's in the future.<\/p>\n

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The event was co-organised and supported by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS) and other Moldovan civil society organisations.<\/p>\n

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If one is interested to learn more about drug regulation policy issues, one can read Dr M. Lankauskas\u2019 recent article \u201cHow Does Themis Weigh Drugs? Peculiarities of the Legal Regulation of the Determination of Quantities of Some Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances in Lithuania<\/a>\u201d (article in Lithuanian) published in the journal \u201cCriminological Studies\u201d.

\nFor English-speaking readership, we suggest the latest publication by Mindaugas Lankauskas and his fellow colleague Skirmantas Bikelis \u201cPenal Response to Less Serious Drug Distribution Offenses: The Case of Lithuania in the Regional Context<\/a>\u201d, which explores the criminological contexts of less serious drug distribution offences and the penal frameworks of the relevant countries in the Baltic region.<\/p>\n

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Moldovos Respublikos Parlamento Socialin\u0117s apsaugos ir sveikatos komitetas kartu su tarptautiniais partneriais liepos 2 d. sukviet\u0117 \u012fvairi\u0173 organizacij\u0173 atstovus bei ekspertus \u012f konferencij\u0105 \u201eNarkotik\u0173 politika Moldovos Respublikoje\u201c. Ki\u0161iniove ar nuotoliniu b\u016bdu renginyje dalyvavo \u0161e\u0161i\u0173 \u0161alies ministerij\u0173, \u012fvairi\u0173 valstybini\u0173 institucij\u0173 (muitin\u0117s, pasienio policijos, generalin\u0117s policijos inspekcijos, nacionalin\u0117s visuomen\u0117s sveikatos agent\u016bros, bausmi\u0173 vykdymo, probacijos bei kt.), visuomenini\u0173 organizacij\u0173 bei narkotikus vartojan\u010di\u0173 \u017emoni\u0173 bendruomeni\u0173 atstovai, nacionaliniai, regioniniai ir tarptautiniai ekspertai. D\u017eiugu, jog tarp pastar\u0173j\u0173 buvo ne tik buv\u0119s Prahos (\u010cekija) meras dr. Pavelas Bemas, \u0161iuo metu patarin\u0117jantis savo \u0161alies ministrui pirmininkui narkotik\u0173 klausimais, ar Estijos sveikatos pl\u0117tros instituto vadov\u0117 Aliona Kurbatova, bet ir Lietuvos socialini\u0173 moksl\u0173 centro Teis\u0117s instituto (toliau \u2013 LSMC TI) mokslininkas Mindaugas Lankauskas. Konferencijoje suinteresuotosios \u0161alys aptar\u0117 Moldovos narkotik\u0173 politikos ir \u017ealos ma\u017einimo temas, diskutavo d\u0117l galiojan\u010di\u0173 teis\u0117s akt\u0173 poveikio kovai su narkotikais bei b\u016btin\u0173 reform\u0173 poreik\u012f. Narkotik\u0173 politika ir paslaugos, pasak renginio dalyvi\u0173, turi b\u016bti nuolat gerinamos, kad vis labiau gerbt\u0173 demokratijos ir teisin\u0117s valstyb\u0117s principus bei \u017emogaus teises. Kartu visa tai pad\u0117s \u017eengti \u012f priek\u012f ir \u0161alies integracijos \u012f Europos S\u0105jung\u0105 procese. M. Lankauskas savo prane\u0161ime \u201eThreshold Quantities for Illicit Drugs: Understanding Lithuania\u2019s Legal Framework for Drug Offenses\u201c (liet. Neteis\u0117t\u0173 narkotik\u0173 kieki\u0173 slenks\u010diai: kaip suprasti Lietuvos teisin\u012f reguliavim\u0105 d\u0117l su narkotikais susijusi\u0173 nusikaltim\u0173) pagrindin\u012f d\u0117mes\u012f skyr\u0117 narkotini\u0173 ir psichotropini\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173 kiekio nustatymo teisiniam reguliavimui Lietuvoje aptarti. \u201eLietuvoje, \u2013 susirinkusiesiems kalb\u0117jo mokslininkas, \u2013 baud\u017eiamoji atsakomyb\u0117 d\u0117l neteis\u0117to disponavimo narkotin\u0117mis ir psichotropin\u0117mis med\u017eiagomis priklauso ne nuo jos r\u016b\u0161ies, o nuo konkre\u010dios kontroliuojamos med\u017eiagos kiekio. Narkotik\u0173 vartojimas u\u017etraukia administracin\u0119 atsakomyb\u0119, disponavimas nedideliu kiekiu \u2013 baud\u017eiamasis nusi\u017eengimas, o disponavimas didesniais kiekiais ar platinimas yra nusikaltimai, u\u017e kuriuos yra numatytos grie\u017etos bausm\u0117s.\u201c Pabaigoje LSMC TI mokslininkas pristat\u0117 Lietuvos reguliavim\u0105, kai nustatomas grynasis narkotini\u0173 ir psichotropini\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173 kiekis. Moldova, kurioje \u0161iuo metu baud\u017eiama u\u017e bendr\u0105 narkotini\u0173 ir psichotropini\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173 kiek\u012f, netiriant j\u0173 sud\u0117ties ar koncentracijos, svarsto ateityje \u012fvesti pana\u0161\u0173 \u012f Lietuvos model\u012f. Rengin\u012f bendrai organizavo bei palaik\u0117 Eurazijos \u017ealos ma\u017einimo asociacija, Jungtini\u0173 Taut\u0173 narkotik\u0173 kontrol\u0117s ir nusikalstamumo prevencijos biuras (angl. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC), Jungtin\u0117s Jungtini\u0173 Taut\u0173 \u017dIV\/AIDS programos (angl. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/Aids, UNAIDS) atstovai bei kitos visuomenin\u0117s Moldovos organizacijos. Norintys narkotik\u0173 reguliavimo politikos klausimais su\u017einoti daugiau, gali susipa\u017einti su dr. M. Lankausko neseniai \u017eurnale \u201eKriminologijos studijos\u201c publikuotu straipsniu \u201eKaip sveria narkotikus Temid\u0117s svarstykl\u0117s? Kai kuri\u0173 narkotini\u0173 ir psichotropini\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173 kieki\u0173 nustatymo teisinio reguliavimo ypatumai Lietuvoje\u201c.                <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,267],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-267"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19385"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19406,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19385\/revisions\/19406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}