Liability changed from criminal to administrative
The Government adopted a strategy of public policy on drugs by 2020, as stated on the website of the State Service on Drug Control.
According to the adviser of the State Service on Drug Control Volodymyr Iashchenko, possession of up to 10 doses of narcotic substance may incur administrative responsibility.
However, the message did not specify the type of offenders in possession of large doses of narcotics.