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Illegal
Drug Use
Our
advice is simple and straightforward: stay away from illegal drugs.
Getting expelled from JYM could be the least of your problems.
According
to the ELLD* report on Germany, the possession, acquisition, cultivation,
production, import, or export of illicite drugs may result in imprisonment
or fine.
Furthermore,
German police have an obligation to report drug offences to the
public prosecutor's office, and as a rule, prosecution is mandatory.
Sentencing
may be even more severe in other nations (both EU and non-EU) to
which students may be planning to travel. Read
the Hard
Facts, and learn how to protect yourself when traveling.
And
remember: once you leave the US, you can no longer count on the
legal protections and rights granted to you in the US. Neither the
U.S. Embassy or Consulate, nor JYM can help you if you get in trouble
for illegal drug use.
*
The European Legal Database on Drugs (ELLD, www.elld.emcdda.org)
was established by the European Union Drugs Agency, the European
Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA, www.emcdda.org),
to provide accurate information about drug use, drug addiction treatment,
and drug penalties within EU member nations.
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