Possessed two narcotics with intent to use for the first time

The patent of a passenger who brought electronic cigarette filters with cannabis oil

The concerned devices seized electronic cigarette filters containing cannabis oil with the traveler.

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The Dubai Criminal Court acquitted an American who was brought into the country through Dubai Airport, and possessed two narcotic substances (marijuana and hashish), which are cigarettes prepared by hand, in addition to 24 electronic cigarette filters containing cannabis oil, according to the police report and the prosecution’s investigations. the public.

The defendant's defense relied on Article 96 of the Anti-Narcotics Law No. 30 of 2021, which does not criminalize bringing in products that contain narcotics or psychotropic substances with the intention of first-time use, noting that he uses cannabis for medication and has a prescription for that from his country.

The accused, who was arrested while entering the country via Dubai Airport from his country, decided that he had obtained these seizures with the intent to use, and the forensic laboratory report proved that the sample taken from him contained the active substance of cannabis.

For his part, the legal representative of the accused, lawyer Badr Abdullah Khamis, argued that the crime of abuse was not located outside the country, and that the accused’s statements were invalid in the police report.

Khamis confirmed in the defense memorandum that there are no elements of the crime of bringing and possessing narcotic substances with the intention of personal use against his client, because there is no criminalization in accordance with the text of Article 96 of Decree-Law 30 of 2021 regarding combating narcotic substances and psychotropic substances, which states that “it is not considered fetching, importing or transporting.” Possession, or penal possession, of foods, beverages, or any products that contain narcotics or psychotropic substances with the person coming from abroad, with the intention of abuse or personal use when seized for the first time at the approved entry points of the state.

He explained that what is established in the papers is that what was seized with the accused is included in the materials mentioned in the previous legal article, and it is included in the “Al Madwakh” products and contains an extract of cannabis, which the accused uses according to a medical prescription documented by his country because he is sick.

For its part, the court reassured the defendant’s statements about bringing the seized narcotic substance with him for the first time, noting that the first paragraph of Article 96 of the law applies to his case, which does not punish bringing the substances seized in his possession as long as it was for drug use and for the first time. And ruled his acquittal of the charges against him. 

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