They want to increase fines for drug propaganda by 10 times

In Russia, it is proposed to increase fines for the promotion of drugs and psychotropic substances tenfold. Such a bill with amendments to the Administrative Code was prepared for submission to the State Duma by deputies of the LDPR faction led by Leonid Slutsky.

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The document, which Izvestia has, states that responsibility for the promotion of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their precursors is provided for in Article 6.13 of the Administrative Code. However, the fines were established in 2010 (under Part 1 of Article 6.13 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation) and in 2020 (for parts 1.1 and 2 of Article 6.13 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation) and have not been revised since.

"At the same time, in 2024, the number of citizens punished for committing an administrative offense under this article increased threefold compared to the same data for 2020. Also, during this period, the number of people brought to administrative responsibility for the consumption of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances without a doctor's prescription or new potentially dangerous psychoactive substances has increased," the document says.

The authors of the bill also point to a significant increase in crimes related to drug trafficking. So, in January–April 2025, 79.4 thousand crimes were detected, which is 29.6% more than in the same period of 2024.

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Responsible for the words: they want to increase fines for drug propaganda by 10 times