Sentence for possession of MDMA - ecstasy - in powder form

Justices: Matningsdal, Webster, Noer, Kallerud, Arntzen

The punishment for possession of some 150 grams of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, 100 grams of cocaine, 1 400 grams of marihuana and 230 grams of hashish, was one year and eight months of imprisonment, see section 232 subsection 1, cf. section 231 subsection 1 of the Penal Code. The Supreme Court stated that the starting point must be that the same conversion is done for MDMA in pill and powder form when making a comparison with amphetamine within the meaning of criminal law. The sentence was therefore based on the starting point that one gram of MDMA in powder form with a normal strength could be compared to one gram of street amphetamine with a normal strength. A deduction in the sentence of approximately 10 percent was granted because of the defendant's confession, and a smaller deduction for lengthy proceedings.