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The country of Kesshite is establishing a non-profit organization for the benefit of nations, and their businesses, that have not criminalized those goods and services commonly referred to as 'vice.' This includes, but is not limited to, recreational drugs, gambling, and prostitution.

The Vice Coalition hopes to fulfill this goal via a threefold method:

The first is a database of nations and their respective attitude toward the buying and selling of these commodities, as well as their laws regarding transporting these commodities through their territories.

The second is the creation of a quality control board for nations wishing to join the Vice Coalition. The board will set a minimum quality limit in regards to the good and services for health and humanitarian purposes. The Vice Coalition is based on the progressive philosophy that vice goods can be created and traded without the degradation of social heath or quality of life associated with it.

The third is to increase the number of nations open to trading vice commodities.

In order to further the first of these objectives, the Vice Coalition is taking a census of foreign powers and their legal and social attitude toward vice commodities. This includes sex work, lotteries, betting on horse and dog races, casinos, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opiates including heroin, ecstasy, and LSD.


Ilbian Quaintaih
Minister of Vice Commodities
[Xauchpain Province Seal]

Level 4 Nations:


Level 3 Nations:


Level 2 Nations:


Level 1 Nations:

This includes sex work,: I wouldn't call it work, but desperate times.
lotteries: It's their choice
betting on horse and dog races,
casinos: Completely awesome! Nevillonia loves horse and dog shows! and races!!!...casinos, you BET!!!!!!! lil, nev humour!!!
alcohol: vnadsorrebtrbveYESndsk,
, marijuana,
cocaine, opiates including heroin
ecstasy, and LSD: yes, yes and I'm on them now!!!!!

The Nicksyllvanian Empire may be interested in such an organization.

Currently Legal:
Prostitution
Gambling
Alchohol
Marijuana

Legal only for Medical/Military use:
Opiates

Illegal:
All other Recreational drugs

Sex work: Legal yet regulated to ensure lack of disease among patrons and workers; penalty for STDs is rather stiff, keeping much disease away from these places.
Lotteries: Legal, currently a solid source of government ratios.
Betting on horse and dog races: Legal, including regulated institutions
Casinos: Legal yet regulated to ensure standards of fairness
Alcohol: Legal yet regulated to ensure purity
Marijuana: Legal yet regulated to ensure purity
Cocaine: Legal yet regulated to ensure purity of both drug and of any substance used to "cut" it.
Opiates including heroin: Legal yet regulated to ensure purity and of any substance used to "cut" it
Ecstasy: Legal yet regulated to ensure purity
LSD: Legal yet regulated to ensure quality

our policy is: if it's legal then it's not as embarassing to die from.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=517878

No more needs to be said.

Minister Quaintaih,

We are glad to see that the international community is interested in the proper regulation of so-called "vice" goods and services. In order to further your organization's knowledge of these items and their relevance to the Monarchy, I have enclosed a brief report on Otagia's position on several relevant items. We hope that this helps you, and that we will have ample opportunity to work with you in the future.

Yours,
Daniel Quetzal
Regent-Elect of Otagia



Recreational Drugs: Legal, but subject to the Otagian Food and Drug Department, to ensure that no overtly harmful additives are used, much like any other product on the market. Alcohol and tobacco are included in this section. Several restrictions exist limiting where one may use recreational drugs, and public intoxication is also illegal.

Gambling: Legal, but gambling establishments are regulated to prevent corruption by organized crime. This includes blood sports, several of which are sponsored by government agencies (ex: Urban Brawl).

Prostitution: Legal, but requires a (free) license and monthly health checks. Unlicensed sex workers are faced with a fine and/or short prison term. Unlicensed sex workers with STDs can be legally charged with assault, attempted murder, and/or murder.