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Drugs Regulations of 2018

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Drugs Regulations of 2018

Proposed by Sexto Sentido · fronted by Thomas Graves

Opened

15 Nov 2018

Voting closes

14 Jan 2019

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

To reduce youth addiction, protect public health, and lower healthcare costs by eliminating tobacco/vaping access and deterring marijuana use through strict penalties.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Tobacco & Vaping Regulation	Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)		Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
2	Marijuana Policy	Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)		Full prohibition (possession criminalized; prison possible for repeat offences)

1

Tobacco & Vaping Regulation

Previous law

Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)

Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)

2

Marijuana Policy

Previous law

Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)

Full prohibition (possession criminalized; prison possible for repeat offences)

Proposer

Party

Sexto Sentido

Un partido politico con una ideología de centro-izquierda que busca mejorar las condiciones de vida del país.

Core pillars

Thomas Graves

Activist · Age 61

14,672 social followers

A disillusioned physics professor who traded chalkboards for podiums, Thomas Graves marshals cold statistical firepower and thunderous oratory to drag politics into the modern age—speakers’ circuits still buzz about the time he dismantled an entire policy platform with a single five-minute speech.

🎓 Academic 🔬 Analytical 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🌍 Outsider ⚖️ Pragmatist

Timeline

Draft

15 November 2018
Vote Open

15 November 2018
Vote Closed

14 January 2019
Became Law

14 January 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

79Yes 21No 0Not voted 100 seats

For: 79 / 100 seats (79.0%)

Against: 21 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 79.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	79	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	8	No	No reason given
Labour	0	No	No reason given
National Reform	13	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Sexto Sentido Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

362Yes 73No 0Not voted 435 seats

For: 362 / 435 seats (83.2%)

Against: 73 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 83.2%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	362	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	24	No	No reason given
Labour	0	No	No reason given
National Reform	49	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Sexto Sentido Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	1	Yes	No reason given

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