Drug policy of the Confederation of Mahuset

Recreational use, possession and trade of non-medicinal drugs described by the Soft Drugs Act (not sure if correct name) are all legal under federal Mahusetan law, with official policy being to openly tolerate all recreational use, possession and trade. This pragmatic approach was motivated by the idea that a drug-free Mahusetan society is unrealistic and unattainable, and efforts would be better spent trying to minimise harm caused by recreational drug use. As a result of these policies, the Confederation of Mahuset is typically seen as much more tolerant of drugs than most other countries.

Legal distinctions are made in the Soft Drugs Act between drugs with a low risk of harm and/or addiction, called soft drugs, and drugs with a high risk of harm and/or addiction, called hard drugs. Soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills and sedatives, while hard drugs include heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, LSD and morphine. Policy has been to tolerate the sale of soft drugs while strongly suppressing the sale, circulation and use of hard drugs, effectively separating it into two markets. Establishments that have been permitted to sell soft drugs under certain circumstances are called coffee shops. Prosecution for possession, trade and (in some rare cases) use of hard drugs are typically handled by the constituent states, territories and districts who usually devolve this to municipal government except where large-scale criminal activity is suspected.

The use of hard drugs is allowed in situations "where this is justified", with notable examples of this being in the production of products not containing drugs (e.g. Coca-Cola), medical usage (e.g. methylphenidate), treatment of addicts (e.g. methadone and heroin) and medical research (e.g. LSD).

Alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, nicotine, caffeine, energy drinks and nitrous oxide are all regulated seperately from other drugs, with their regulation being done by the Alcohol Act (not sure if correct name), the Tobacco Act (not sure if correct name), the E-cigarette Act (not sure if correct name), the Act for the Regulation of Nicotine not related to the Tobacco Act and the E-cigarette Act, the Caffeine Act (not sure if correct name), the Energy Drink Act and the Nitrous Oxide Act respectively. Policies on these substances are similarly liberal as with soft drugs.