Drug Laws of Baileneu Ma

Baileneu Ma has very lax drug laws when compared to other nations in Anterra, where many drugs are legal for both medical and recreational use, particularly psychedelics, which have been used by the natives for thousands of years for spiritual purposes. The NHS provides anonymous testing and rehabilitation clinics, where people can test their substances and use them in a safe environment, favoring a rehabilitative approach with the NHS than prohibitive and punitive systems used in other parts of Anterra. In a nationwide survey conducted by the NHS, 86% of the population had used schedule A substances in the past 3 months, 67% had used schedule B substances in the past 3 months, 19% had used schedule C substances in the past 3 months and 6% had used schedule D substances in the past 3 months. Agrana y Griegro is the largest purchaser of Bailenese psychoactive substances, namely coca leaves, which are highly sought after due to it's heavy usage in Agranian society. Trade between SiWallqanqa and Baileneu Ma rapidly grew after it's admission into ECOSEAS, with cannabis, salvia, psychoactive mushrooms, coca leaves and opium poppies becoming a vital part of the Bailenese economy.

Scheduling
Bailenese drug laws operate based on two labels, scheduling and categorization, impacting how the substance is taxed and the strictness of production requirements. The categorization of substances fits into 5 categories: Unregulated, Regulated , Medical Use Only , Banned and Under Investigation which impacts the whether the substance is legal recreationally and medically and how strict the legislation is on dosage and production requirements. The schedule of a drug indicates how it's taxed, where A is a 15% sales tax, B is a 25% sales tax, C is a 40% sales tax and 10% tax corporate tax for manufacturing of a substance and D is a 60% sales tax and 15% corporate tax for manufacturing of a substance. E relates to drugs only manufactured for medical use, where there is no tax.

Unregulated
Unregulated drugs in Baileneu Ma have no laws on the sale or production, other than the age at which it can be sold to, as to prevent younger users from developing any potential harmful effects associated with the substances. The reason for the unregulated status is because most of the substances listed have very limited harmful side-effects other than through prolonged use or family medical history, as well as the drugs being very hard to lace or cut them with anything harmful. Many of these substances (psilocybin mushrooms, iboga, cannabis, coca leaves, datura, opium poppies, Bufo, Yopo) have significant cultural and religious importance, being treated as a holy tool of religious worship, both in Sowani and folk religions. Other substances, such as tobacco, khat, blue lily, peyote and ergine wine, were introduced to Baileneu Ma in the 19th and 20th centuries through international trade and were introduced into local cultures and religions.



Regulated
Regulated drugs in Baileneu Ma must be produced by a manufacturer with a license in order to regulate the method of production, the chemicals and materials used, the potency of them and the safety of the process. This is to ensure that the products are not laced or cut with any harmful substances in order to increase the safety of it. Any unlawful action associated with the substance, such as a lack of license, or a breach in the safety regulations during the production results in jail time, depending on the severity of the crime, if a consumer dies due to improper manufacturing/labeling then the manufacturer can be tried for their murder. Analogues are of legal substances are allowed to be manufactured provided the company has the proper licenses, and undergoes rigorous testing.



Of the tryptamines legal, iodated (I-), hydroxylated (HO-), phosphoryloxylated (PO-), acetoxylated (AcO-), ethylated (ethyl-), brominated (bromo-), chlorinated (chloro-), flourinated (flouro-), methylated (methyl-), methylthio (MeS-) and methyl-oxygenated (MeO-) analogues can be produced, however, the chemical used must be correctly labelled in order to do so and must pass rigorous safety tests on neurotoxicity and potential for addiction. Substituted phenethylamines and amphetamines ( Light Phenethylamines, Medium Phenethylamines , Heavy Phenethylamines , Mescaline and Derivatives and Substituted Benzocyclobutenes ) substances must also undergo similar testing for toxicity, mental harm and potential for addiction, this is done to a higher standard than testing for other substances. When substituted benzofurans were legalised (2008), the law mandated that they must specify their duration, as many benzofurans have long durations (24+ hours), undergo testing for neurotoxicity, urotoxicity and hepatotoxicity, as well as testing for strength and other unwanted effects.

Banned
Banned drugs are decriminalized for personal possession, with police only seizing the substance rather than arresting them, however, for high level manufacturing and distribution, sentencing ranges from 15 years (with 3 years parole) to a life sentence. This includes amphetamine and its derivatives (although certain psychedelic amphetamines are available for purchase, as well as many also being prescribed for medical use); synthetic cathinones and pyrrolidinophenones; refined and synthetic opioids unless they are approved for medical use; cocaine and tropane alkaloid derivatives; diarylethylamines. For certain substances (listed as 'Medical Use Only' ), the drug and its derivatives are only used in hospitals or on a restricted prescription as to prevent any addiction or harm from prolonged use.

Production


The NHS can legally produce Banned substances in order to help with rehabilitation and reformation of drug addicts, anonymous clinics are available for testing of the substances and clean needles and medical supervision are supplied for those in drug rehabilitation. The NHS also grows 74% of the nation's cannabis (that is sold), which it distributes for medical purposes to pharmacies, as well as for recreational purposes to shops and dispensaries. Under Bailenese law, households can grow up to 10 cannabis plants, but cannot sell them in shops without a permit approved by a governor, however, people can form clubs approved by governors, which allows them to have an unlimited number of plants, but 25% of that must go to dispensaries. The same applies for other unregulated substances, where there is a limit on how much can be produced for individual consumption but approved clubs can produce an unlimited amount at a 25% tax.

Schedule A, B and Ci substances can be sold in general stores, under the soft-substance license, where they must still follow age restriction rules. Schedule Cii and D substances must be sold in a shop with a hard-substance license in order to limit the sale of these potentially harmful substances. Schedule E substances must be sold in a licensed pharmacy, as these drugs are more harmful and have a higher risk of abuse than other legal substances, and can only be sold if it is permitted by a registered doctor.

Global Impact
In recent years following Baileneu Ma's drug liberalization, many other nations have seen a large influx in illegal drugs, research chemicals and drug precursors that have significantly bolstered crime in nations such as Tiperyn, Modrovia and Poja. Cartels in Osorra have recently been found with large amounts of drug precursors such as: methylamine, safrole oil and ergotamine tartrate and research chemicals such as: MDPV and 4-MMC, although the Osorran government issued no official response to the smuggling. Siwillqanqa and Agrana y Griegro both engage in legal trade of coca leaves and other substances, bolstering the Bailenese export economy and leading to lots of FDI from both nations, hoping to have cheaper imports of luxury products such as alcohol, coca and cannabis. Bailenese psychedelic therapy has proven to be extremely effective in resolving alcoholism with long duration LSD therapy sessions (76% reduction in hospital registered alcoholics), helping reduce opiate dependency through medically administered kratom and opiate deaths through clean needle schemes and rehabilitative efforts and resolving PTSD, anxiety and depression through MDA, MDMA, mescaline, LSD, psilocin and DMT. This caught international attention, with Borgosesia and Agrana y Griegro considering legalizing the substances for use in therapy, alongside, another trend started in Baileneu Ma linked to beneficial health effects and productivity.