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Russian Federation Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code amended to counter propaganda of drugs

August 8, 2024

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 31 and 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law is aimed at countering propaganda of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors, as well as plants containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or their precursors.

The Federal Law adds Article 2303 to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which introduces criminal liability for such propaganda in information and telecommunication networks (including the internet), committed by a person after they have been brought to administrative liability for a similar act twice within one year or have a criminal record for committing a crime provided for by this article.

At the same time, amendments are made to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, which establish that criminal cases on crimes envisaged in Article 2303 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation will be tried under the jurisdiction of magistrates, while preliminary investigation of such criminal cases will be conducted by investigators of the Russian Federation internal affairs bodies.

August 8, 2024