Determination of"medical purpose"in criminal cases of smuggling narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs
At present,the number of criminal cases of smuggling narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs is increas-ing,which seriously infringes on the dual legal interests of social management order and public health."Medical purpose"is an important criterion for judging whether a case is a crime or not,so it is of great significance to the governance of drug-related crimes.The identification of"medical purpose"in the crime of smuggling narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs should be based on the protection of legal interests,focus on the literal interpretation and legal interpretation of"medical purpose",and accurately judge whether the smuggling of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs infringes on public health.When handling cases,the perpetrator's self-reported disease,drug use and reason for purchasing drugs should be classified and examined to determine whether the perpetrator has a confirmed disease,whether the drug is symptomatic and whether it is for self-use,etc.,so as to reasonably con-struct the identification standard of"medical purpose"in the criminal cases of smuggling narcotic drugs and psy-chotropic drugs.
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