NCJ Number
15235
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 28 Issue: 6 Dated: (JUNE 1974) Pages: 280-281
Date Published
1974
Length
2 pages
Annotation
BASIS FOR DEFINING PRECISELY WHAT AMOUNTS OF VARIOUS DRUGS EXCEED THE LIMITS OF LEGITIMATE USE AND CONSTITUTE TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED BY THE AUSTRIAN CRIMINAL CODE.
Abstract
A 1971 AMENDMENT TO THE CODE DEFINED THE AMOUNT OF DRUGS THE POSSESSION OF WHICH DOES NOT CONSTITUTE TRAFFICKING AS THE WEEKLY DOSAGE FOR THE USE OF ONE PERSON. IN 1972 THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED A SET OF STANDARD MEASURES OF AVERAGE WEEKLY DOSAGES FOR ONE PERSON. THE DRUGS COVERED BY THE STANDARDS INCLUDED HASHISH, MORPHINE, LSD, AND AMPHETAMINES. THE AUTHOR OBSERVES THAT PRECISE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS DOSAGES ARE INHERENTLY LIMITED SINCE THE EFFECTS DEPEND ON OTHER PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN ADDITION TO DOSAGE. THE ARTICLE INCLUDES TABLES COMPARING THE DOSAGES OF VARIOUS DRUGS. --IN GERMAN