Seven countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Finland) have adopted a two-stage system that penalises any trace of an illicit substance with a non-criminal or lower-level criminal fine, but more severely penalises impairment by any substance.
Tá seacht dtír (an Bheilg, Poblacht na Seice, an Ghearmáin, an Laitvia, Lucsamburg, an tSlóvaic agus an Fhionlainn) tar éis córas dhá chéim a ghlacadh a ghearrann pionós ar aon rian de shubstaint aindleathach le fíneáil neamhchoiriúil nó ar leibhéal coiriúlachta níos ísle, ach gearrann sé pionós níos déine ar lagú de dheasca aon substainte.