Law and the drugs

The control, production, commerce and use of drugs are regulated by:

"The law on the control of  drug substances and their precursors"

The Law for Narcotic Substances and Precursors Control is the law which determine the organization , powers and tasks of the authorities which control the producing , processing , selling , storing , importing , exporting , transporting , acquiring and accounting of the narcotic substances and the precursors . The Law also traces the abuse and the illegal traffic of narcotic substances.
The law is attached for all the plants and substances classified as anesthetic and psychotropic; for all the products in which they are contents and also for all substances that could be used in the producing of anesthetic and psychotropic products classified as precursors. The names of the narcotic substances are included in Annexes 1, 2 and 3 (Article 3, Paragraph 1 and 2).
According to Article 30 it is forbidden the producing , processing , trading , conservation, importing , exporting , transporting , offering , acquiring , using and possessing of plants , narcotic substances and their derivates and products included in Annex 1 . The responsible authorities confiscate the subjects and the resources of the crime in favor of the jurisdiction.
The circumstances that determine actions as illegal are foreseen in the Criminal Code of Bulgaria (Article 354). In accordance to the nature of the crime the punishments could be :
•    Fine by 100 to 200 000 levs ;
•    Imprisonment for term of 1 to 15 years ;
•    Imprisonment and fine ;
•    Probation ;
The persons who are addicted or abused have admission to different programs for medical treatment , psychosocial rehabilitation and reducing the bad influences of the use of narcotic substances .