Decriminalization of LSD Bill [Passed]

[Bacon King]

Aye

[Friz]

Nay.

[Sensei]

aye

[afleitch]

aye

[Јas]

Result on Amendment
Aye: 6 (Moderate; Speed of Sound; Verily; Bacon King; Sensei; afleitch)
Nay: 2 (Ebowed; Friz)
Abstain [Didn't Vote]: 2 (Jake; Sam Spade)

[Jake]

Aye

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

With compromise (finally) reached, I now call for cloture on the bill.

[Sensei]

i support Sen. Moderate's motion.

[Verily]

We are now voting on a motion for cloture. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.


Aye

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Aye.

[Jake]

aye

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Friz]

Aye.

[Sam Spade]

Sure.

[Speed of Sound]

Aye.

[Verily]

Result on Motion for Cloture
Aye: 7 (Verily; Moderate; Jake; Ebowed; Friz; Sam; Speed of Sound)
Nay: 0
Abstain [Didn't vote]: 3 (Afleitch; Bacon King; Sensei)

With seven in favor, the motion for cloture carries.

[Verily]

We are now voting on the final passage of the following legislation. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain accordingly.


Decriminalization of LSD Bill

Section 1: In Regards to the Legal Status of LSD
1. The possession and consumption of LSD (also known as lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD-25, or "acid"), a non-addictive semisynthetic psychedelic drug, shall no longer be a prosecutable offense under the law for anyone who is 18 years or older.
2. This law shall not be interpreted as to decriminalize driving under the influence of LSD, the penalties for which shall be the same as driving with a blood alcohol content higher than the legal limit, or the production and sale of LSD.
3. The sale of LSD to anyone 18 years or older shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 for the first offense and $5,000 for each subsequent offense. The sale of LSD to persons under 18 years of age shall continue to be punished in accordance with current law.

Section 2: Status of Currently Incarcerated Nonviolent LSD Users
1. Persons convicted by a federal, territory, or District of Columbia court prior to February 29, 2008 of the production, possession, distribution, or sale of LSD may file with that court for a removal of sentence to time served.  Such removal shall be granted under this act only if the plaintiff can show that his activity would not be illegal if the provisions of Section 1 of this act had been in force at the time of conviction.  The burden of proof for a removal of sentence under this act shall be the plaintiff's.  Removal of sentence under this act shall not involve expunging non-LSD related convictions from any person's criminal record.  Nothing in this section shall alter or affect any other process of pardon or parole available with respect to such crimes.


Aye

[Bacon King]

Aye, and Aye ftr on the cloture.

[Speed of Sound]

Aye

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Aye.

[Ebowed]

Aye

[Sensei]

aye

[Friz]

Aye.

[Speed of Sound]

I would like to take the floor for a second, if I may (meaning Im doing it anyway):


We should all take a real hard look at what just happened here today. Days turned to weeks as we grinded away at this bill, with no headway at all. Through all the history of just letting it go, and all of the difficulty of pushing a controversial bill through with the current senate makeup, we did it. We sat down, pulled out what didnt work, inserted what did, and never gave up on making Atlasia a better place to be, even during what seemed inevitable failure. Well done gang, I, for am, and proud of what we have done.

--Speed of Sound

[Verily]

With seven in favor, this bill has enough votes to pass. Senators have twenty-four hours to change their votes.

Tally on Final Vote
Aye: 7 (Verily; Bacon King; Speed of Sound; Moderate; Ebowed; Sensei; Friz)
Nay: 0
Yet to Vote: 3 (Afleitch; Jake; Sam)