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Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts on Cultivation of Plants Containing Drugs or Psychotropic Substances has been signed

May 20, 2010

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Cultivation of Plants Containing Drugs or Psychotropic Substances or their Precursors.

The amendments introduced to the Federal Law On Drugs and Psychotropic Substances define the concept of plants containing drugs. The Government of the Russian Federation is vested with authority to establish the procedures for cultivating and destroying drug-containing plants.

Amendments have been made to the Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation that aim to increase responsibility for illegal cultivation and trafficking of drug-containing plants.

Amendments have also been introduced to the Federal Law On the Licensing Certain Types of Activities.

May 20, 2010