The CA Substance Legality Act
The CA Substance Legality Act, also known collectively along with the Southern Quentinian Leisure Act as the Gang Legalization Acts, was an act passed by the federal government of The United States of Quentin in 1926, legalizing dozens of previously illegal drugs, as well as lowering the tax on alcohol in the Chip Area as well as the Multi-Logan State. This came after the Quentinian Intelligence Department made a deal with two main gangs operating in the CA and MLS, the Mukdukk and the JP-Mellio, called The CA Gang Agreement, which agreed to pass the CA Substance Legality Act, and the Southern Quentinian Leisure Act, and in exchange the gangs would cease violent crimes.
Background
In the late 1800's and early 1900's in The United States of Quentin, two gangs operating in The Chip Area as well as The Multi-Logan State, The Mukdukk and The JP-Mellio, sold illegal drugs, ran prostitution, gambling, alcohol, and assassination operations, and became so influential they practically ruled the state. The local police had attempted to stop these gangs for years, however after failing, The Quentinian Intelligence Department picked up the job of stopping the gangs. Throughout the 1920's the QUID got leads, information, and knowledge of the gangs' operations, and in 1926 were able to round up many influential leaders, and bring the gangs to the negotiating table, because by just taking them out, the gang reliant public would be outraged.
Finally that year a deal was made between the gangs and the QUID, which, among other things, included the passing of the CA Substance Legality Act. The bill was first brought up for debate in The Quentinian House of Representatives in 1922, by CA Representative of the USQ Jerald Tylexk, but was voted down in part because of the QUID, and their need for an effective bargaining piece. In 1925 the bill was brought up again, and this time it passed in both houses. The QUID still needed time to round up influential leaders, so President of the USQ Adithan Kumar agreed to veto the bill, which was not overridden in the Congress of the USQ that year. Finally, in 1926, the QUID allowed the bill to be brought up again, and this time it was passed by a large margin, along with the President's approval.
Effects of the Act
The act did two main things, legalize a number of previously illegal drugs in the CA and MLS only, as well as lowering the tax for alcohol buyers in those states alone.
The drugs that the Act legalized includes nearly 11 specific drugs, but they can be broken down into 5 overall categories. The first of these is cannabis drugs, such as marijuana, as well as legalizing the consuming of the drug in any form. Second is cocaine, and any drugs related to that category, as well as the consuming of it in any form. Third is any kind of meth, or meth related substances such as speed, and the consuming of it in any form. Fourth, is a small portion of heroin related substances, however compared to the other drugs legalized, use of heroin is severely restricted. Fifth is the drug Bawhacka, also called Wacka-Wacka, and any drug containing Amalgamated Aluminum Potassium Lysine, or AAPL, legalized in any form by the act.
The second thing the Act did was lower the tax on alcohol when you bought it in the affected states. Before the Act, across the whole country there were taxes of varying price on alcohol if you bought it. Specifically in the CA, the tax was 15 percent the labeled price, and in the MLS it was 7 percent. After the Act, in the CA that percentage was brought down to 5 percent, and in the MLS it was brought down to an almost negligible 0.5 percent. Full text of the Act, under Archives: [1]
