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As Israel plunged into the corona, the number of fines for cannabis users skyrocketed
The cannabis reform stipulated that possession of the drug for personal use would not constitute a criminal offense, and would be met with fines instead of opening cases.
At the end of the second year of the reform, there was a significant increase in the number of reports on use and growth, as opposed to a decrease in the indictments on trade.
"The amount of fines proves: non-discrimination is not enough"
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Friday, 12 March 2021, 19:20 Updated: 19:23
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The amount of reports given on the possession of cannabis in Israel climbed considerably in 2020 compared to the year before - according to the data from the reports obtained by Walla!
And are exposed today (Friday).
Thus, compared to 10,381 reports distributed to citizens in 2019, since the beginning of the reform in April of that year - the figure climbed to 17,636 in 2020 as a whole.
This is a gap of 70%, but even if we subtract the first three months of the year, and compare the months of April-December in each of the years, an increase of almost 30% can be detected.
The distribution of the reports is a result of the non-criminalization reform of cannabis consumers in Israel, initiated by former Minister Gilad Ardan, which changed the enforcement policy: fines instead of opening criminal cases for possession of cannabis for personal use.
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The number of reports for drug users is skyrocketing.
Medical cannabis (Photo: Reuven Castro)
A comparison of the corresponding months in 2019 and 2020 reveals the differences.
Particularly significant increases were recorded in May 2020, when there was an increase of 557 reports compared to May 2019;
In November 2020, then there was an increase of 577 reports compared to November 2019;
And in October 2020, then there was an increase of 510 reports compared to the corresponding month in the previous year.
In the same month, a total of 1,862 reports were distributed - a record figure since the beginning of the reform.
The non-discrimination policy, which began in April 2019, did not make cannabis in Israel legal.
The law defines up to 15 grams as an amount for personal use, and self-use of such an amount will not constitute a criminal offense, but one for which the punishment will be a fine only.
Thus, a citizen who is caught smoking cannabis or with cannabis in his possession for self-consumption in individual grams for the first time will be fined NIS 1,000.
In the case of a second offense within a period of five years, a double fine of NIS 2,000 will be imposed.
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Even for the fourth time, this does not necessarily require the filing of an indictment, and the decision is at the discretion of the police.
Gilad Ardan, who led the reform when he served as interior minister, described it as an "important step" and explained that "the emphasis will shift from the criminal process to fines, education, information and treatment."
It should be emphasized that police enforcement regarding cannabis reports is not done actively and proactively, and there are no targeted "enforcement operations".
Fines are distributed, therefore, in cases where a police officer notices a citizen consuming cannabis in a public space.
More drug-growing indictments, declining trafficking charges
"The vehicle has already left the station."
Adv. Arnia (Photo: Official Website, Chen Rotenberg)
From the data that reached Walla!
It also shows that in the years 2020-2019, 23,810 reports on the first offense and 4,202 reports on the second offense were distributed.
The increase is significant: in 2019, 9,377 were distributed for a total of NIS 1,000 and 1,004 reports for a total of NIS 2,000, while in the past year the numbers jumped significantly: 14,433 reports for a first offense, and 3,198 for a second offense.
Five additional reports were given on other amounts - three at 500, and two at 5,000.
There has also been a steady increase in the offenses of growing, producing and producing drugs.
If in 2018 the police filed 439 indictments for growing drugs, in 2019 their number increased to 485 and in 2020 the number of indictments has already climbed to 534.
In total, from 2018 to 2020 inclusive, 1,454 indictments were filed in this category.
Between 2020-2018, approximately 12,076 indictments were filed for the offense of trafficking, importing and exporting drugs.
Here, in fact, there has been a steady decline in the number of indictments since 2018, when 4,392 indictments were filed for drug trafficking, compared to 4,197 indictments in 2019 and 3,487 indictments in 2020.
"The high amount of fines indicates that non-discrimination in this area is not enough, and that the time has come for a legislative regulation of the legalization aspect of the cannabis drug," says Advocate Suzy Uzzini Arnia, who specializes in criminal, public law and legislation. largely de-Krminilztzih or legalization control, and Israeli adapt to the social norms that exist enlightened democracy, with the understanding that the world has changed and the use of cannabis is a reality that must be dealt with. "
at the same time, she made it clear that it supports a ban on the sale of cannabis to minors and the use of public space, As well as limiting the amount allowed for self-use "in accordance with custom and law in many countries.
" "It is important to understand that the train has already left the station, and we only have to choose when to board it," she concluded.
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