Issues of Legal Qualification of Advertising and Propaganda of Narcotic Drugs

Abstract

The paper examines the administrative responsibility for advertising and propaganda of narcotic drugs, established by Article 6.13 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, the definitions of these categories are considered. The statistics of judges’ consideration of cases under this article are given. Based on the analysis of judicial practice, the forms by which advertising and propaganda of narcotic drugs are carried out are studied, and it is also concluded that it is the propaganda of narcotic drugs that is most often identified than their advertising.The issue of delineation of offenses related to advertising and propaganda of narcotic drugs is also being considered. The analysis of judicial practice allowed us to come to the conclusion that these concepts are not actually differentiated by law enforcement agencies, this happens, in particular, due to the fact that responsibility for these acts is established by one norm, while it is concluded that such an offense as advertising of narcotic drugs is more socially dangerous, since advertising can also be propaganda at the same time. As a result, this offense must be punished most severely.