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==By country==
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=== {{Flagu|Afghanistan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Afghanistan}} {{hidden|Notes|Production banned by King [[Zahir Shah]] in 1973.<ref name="Booth2011">{{cite book|author=Martin Booth|title=Cannabis: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mjn6sCiHoFIC&pg=PA325|date=30 September 2011|publisher=Transworld|isbn=978-1-4090-8489-1|pages=325–}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Albania}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Albania}}
{{hidden|Notes|The law of prohibition exists but however with high availability of cannabis plants throughout the country, this law is often unenforced.<ref name="setimes-albania">{{citation |url = http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2012/08/07/feature-03 |title = Growing marijuana is an increasing regional problem |publisher = SETimes.com |date = 7 August 2012 |accessdate = 2013-04-18 }}</ref><ref name="balkaninsight-albania-1">{{citation |url = http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/report-cannabis-growth-mounts-in-albania |title = Report Says Albania Cannabis Growth Mounting |date = 7 March 2013 |accessdate = 2013-04-18 |publisher = balkaninsight.com }}</ref><ref name="balkaninsight-albania-2">{{citation |url = http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albania-police-bust-major-cannabis-shipments |title = Albanian Police Seize Cannabis Shipment |publisher = balkaninsight.com }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Algeria}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Algeria}}
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=== {{Flagu|Andorra}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Andorra}}
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=== {{Flagu|Angola}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Angola}}
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=== {{Flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Antigua and Barbuda}}
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=== {{Flagu|Argentina}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || |{{main|Cannabis in Argentina}} {{hidden|Notes|Decriminalized for personal use in small amounts and for consumption in private locations, the Supreme Court ruled in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/argentina/item/199-argentina|title=Argentina - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>


Medicinal cannabis is legal in [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] since 23 September 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicargentina.com/notas/201609/16785-por-primera-vez-una-provincia-argentina-habilito-el-uso-de-marihuana-medicinal.html|title=Por primera vez una provincia argentina habilitó el uso de marihuana medicinal|website=www.politicargentina.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>, in [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]] since 30 November 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/139886-es-ley-el-uso-medicinal-del-cannabis-se-conformara-un-consejo-consultivo|title=Es Ley el uso medicinal del aceite de cannabis|first=|last=ellitoral.com|website=ellitoral.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> and at national level since 21 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2017/09/22/el-gobierno-reglamento-la-ley-de-cannabis-medicinal/ |title=El Gobierno reglamentó la ley de cannabis medicinal |date=22 September 2017 |publisher=[[Infobae]]}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Armenia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Armenia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Australia}} ===
| {{partial|Decriminalised for personal use in the [[Northern Territory]], [[South Australia]] and the [[Australian Capital Territory]]}} || {{yes|Legal at federal level and in all states.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medical Marijuana in Australia |url=https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/international-patients/australia/ |website=marijuanadoctors.com |accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Qualifying conditions and other details vary by state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=William |title=Medicinal Marijuana Legal In Australia |url=https://www.canstar.com.au/health-insurance/victoria-legalises-medicinal-marijuana/ |accessdate=July 16, 2018 |work=Canstar |date=February 28, 2018}}</ref>}} || {{partial|Legal only for medicinal and scientific purposes.}} || {{main article|Cannabis in Australia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Austria}} ===
| {{partial|Possession for personal use decriminalized as of January 2016.}} || {{partial|Cannabis-derived drugs}} || {{partial|Allowed for medical and scientific purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMXaMnzKEu6FxfDVlCHd4xMcmEbg |title=AFP: Austria allows cannabis for medical purposes |publisher=afp.google.com |accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Austria}}
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=== {{Flagu|Azerbaijan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Azerbaijan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bahamas}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Bahamas}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bahrain}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bahrain}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bangladesh}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (unenforced) }} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{main|Cannabis in Bangladesh}} {{hidden|Notes|Sale banned in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhakainsider.com/bangladesh-news/drug-abuse-where-is-the-way-of-remedy-part-ii-some-dangerous-silent-killers/ |title=Drug Abuse: Where is The Way of Remedy? (Part II- Some Dangerous Silent Killers) |publisher=DhakaInsider |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref> Possession of cannabis is illegal in Bangladesh, with penalties ranging from six months to fifteen years. However, cannabis is openly sold in many parts of the country and the laws are rarely enforced <ref>{{cite web |author1=Government of Bangladesh |authorlink1=Government of Bangladesh |title=Narcotics Control Act, 1990 |url=http://www.dnc.gov.bd/Rules/Narcotics%20Control%20Act-1990(Amendment%20upto%202004).pdf |accessdate= 11 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dhaka, Bangladesh – We Be High |url=http://webehigh.org/dhaka-bangladesh/ |website=webehigh.org |publisher = webehigh |accessdate = 2015-12-05 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Barbados}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Barbados}}
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=== {{Flagu|Belarus}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Belarus}}
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=== {{Flagu|Belgium}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal}} (decriminalized up to three grams)|| {{partial|Cannabis-derived drugs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flanderstoday.eu/innovation/medical-cannabis-plantation-offers-patients-new-perspectives|title=Medical cannabis plantation offers patients new perspectives - Flanders Today|website=www.flanderstoday.eu}}</ref>}} || {{partial|Illegal}} (decriminalized one plant)|| {{main|Cannabis in Belgium}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 2003, adults over the age of eighteen had been allowed to possess up to three grams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polfed-fedpol.be/|title=Federale politie - Police fédérale|author=Police fédérale - CGPR Webteam|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Belgium |url=http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#belgium |website=www.erowid.org|publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Belize}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized to 10 grams)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Belize}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis use in Belize is common and largely tolerated; however, possession can result in fines or imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hubbard|first=Kirsten|title=Drug Laws and Penalties in Central America|url=http://gocentralamerica.about.com/od/culturehistory/p/Central-America-Drug-Laws-And-Penalties.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> In 2016, national media reported that legislation to decriminalize possession of up to ten grams was "in the works".<ref>{{cite web|author=<!-- #icon --> Adele<!-- #title --> |url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/laws-works-marijuana-decriminalization/ |title=Laws in the works for marijuana decriminalization &#124; Amandala Newspaper |publisher=Amandala.com.bz |date=2016-02-20 |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Benin}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Benin}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bhutan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bhutan}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is illegal, but grows prolifically in Bhutan and has multiple traditional uses, such as feeding pigs and producing textiles.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Bhutan|journal=UNODC: South Asia Regional Profile|date=September 2005|pages=21-26|url=https://www.unodc.org/pdf/india/publications/south_Asia_Regional_Profile_Sept_2005/09_bhutan.pdf |accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bolivia}} ===
| {{partial|Decriminalized up to less than 50 grams}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bolivia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bosnia and Herzegovina}} {{hidden|Notes|In 2016 it was announced that the Ministry of Civil Affairs had formed a task force to explore the legalizing of cannabis and [[cannabinoids]] for medicinal purposes.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bosnia Today |url=http://www.bosniatoday.ba/bosnia-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-this-year/ |title=Bosnia to legalize medical marijuana this year - Bosnia Today |publisher=Bosniatoday.ba |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924221422/http://www.bosniatoday.ba/bosnia-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-this-year/ |archivedate=24 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Botswana}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Botswana}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis (or ''dagga'') is illegal.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.issafrica.org/cdct/mainpages/pdf/Organised%20Crime/Legislation/Botswana/Botswana%20Drugs%20and%20Related%20Substances%20Act%2018%20of%201992%20.pdf |title = Drugs and related substances act no. 18 of 1992 |publisher = Government of Botswana |date = |accessdate = 2013-10-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006215219/http://www.issafrica.org/cdct/mainpages/pdf/Organised%20Crime/Legislation/Botswana/Botswana%20Drugs%20and%20Related%20Substances%20Act%2018%20of%201992%20.pdf |archivedate = 6 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.sundaystandard.info/print_article.php?NewsID=13507 |title = Is dagga the healing of a nation? |publisher = Sunday Standard |date = 7 October 2013 |accessdate = 2013-10-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131007004351/http://www.sundaystandard.info/print_article.php?NewsID=13507 |archivedate = 7 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Brazil}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal}} (decriminalized for small amounts and private use)|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal}} (decriminalized for small amounts) || {{main|Cannabis in Brazil}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 2006, the possession of illegal drugs like cannabis (for personal consumption) entails a warning, [[community service]] and education on the effects of drug use. The same measures apply to the planting or preparation of small amounts of any illegal drug.


Selling and transportation of any illegal drugs, as well as the possession or cultivation of larger amounts is characterized as drug trafficking, a criminal act punished with five to fifteen years in prison and a significant fine.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Congresso Nacional |authorlink1=Congress of Brazil |title=Lei nº 11.343 |url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Lei/L11343.htm |website=www.planalto.gov.br |publisher=Presidência da República - Casa Civil |location=Brasília |language=pt-br |date=23 August 2006 |accessdate =13 October 2009}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Brunei}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Brunei}}
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=== {{Flagu|Bulgaria}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bulgaria}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is classified as a class A (High-risk) drug, together with Heroin, [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamines]] and [[MDMA]] (ecstasy). Until 2004, a loosely defined "personal dose" existed.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Burkina Faso}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Burkina Faso}}
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=== {{Flagu|Burundi}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Burundi}}
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=== {{Flagu|Cambodia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cambodia}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is formally illegal in Cambodia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Law on Drug Management (Drug Control)|url=http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/law-on-drug-management-drug-control_961209.html|website=Council for the Development of Cambodia|accessdate=16 July 2017|quote=Article 2 : Except for the cases of the article 14, the cultivation of opium poppy, cocoa plants, cannabis indica and cannabis saliva in the Kingdom of Cambodia, shall be prohibited.}}</ref> This prohibition is however lax and enforced opportunistically.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Soenthrith|first1=Saing|title=Foreigners Arrested in Siem Reap Marijuana Bust|url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/foreigners-arrested-in-siem-reap-marijuana-bust-14816/|accessdate=16 July 2017|publisher=Phnom Penh Post|date=15 March 2013|language=English|quote=Police in Siem Reap City on Tuesday arrested 18 people, including 14 foreign nationals, during raids on two establishments, where they confiscated a stash of marijuana and an as-yet-unidentified powder, police said.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lina|title=Recreational drugs in Cambodia|url=http://www.movetocambodia.com/living-in-cambodia/safety-and-security/recreational-drugs-in-cambodia/|website=Move To Cambodia|accessdate=16 July 2017|quote=Foreigners are rarely prosecuted for small amounts of marijuana, but expect to pay a few bribes if you do get caught.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Harfenist|first1=Ethan|title=The high life|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/high-life|accessdate=16 July 2017|agency=Phnom Penh Post|date=30 May 2015}}</ref> Many "Happy" restaurants located in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville publicly offer food cooked with marijuana, or as a side garnish.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.gosihanoukville.com/dining/happy/index.html |title = Happy Restaurants (sic) in Sihanoukville |publisher = GoSihanoukville.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Cameroon}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cameroon}}
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=== {{Flagu|Canada}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (to be legalized October 17, 2018)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Illegal (to be legalized October 17, 2018)}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in Canada}} {{hidden|Notes|Legal with government issued licence for medicinal or industrial purposes. On 20 April 2016, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced that new legislation would be introduced in spring 2017 to legalize and regulate [[cannabis in Canada]].<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/philpott-un-marijuana-legislation-legalize-1.3544554 |title = Federal marijuana legislation to be introduced in spring 2017, Philpott says |publisher = CBC News |date = 20 April 2016 |accessdate = 2016-04-20 }}</ref> See Legislation: "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act"<ref>{{citation |url = http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/page-2.html |title = Controlled Drugs and Substances Act |accessdate = 2011-10-01 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Cape Verde}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cape Verde}}
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=== {{Flagu|Central African Republic}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Central African Republic}}
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=== {{Flagu|Chad}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Chad}}
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=== {{Flagu|Chile}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Instructivo para acreditar el uso medicinal del cannabis frente a procedimientos policiales|url=http://www.fundaciondaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/INSTRUCTIVO-PARA-ACREDITAR-EL-USO-MEDICINAL-DEL-CANNABIS-FRENTE-A-PROCEDIMIENTOS-POLICIALES2.pdf|accessdate=11 July 2016|language=es-ES}}</ref> ||{{main|Cannabis in Chile}} {{hidden|Notes|In 2005, Law 20.000 formally decriminalised private and personal cannabis use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/chile/item/202-chile|title=Chile - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> Since 2014, Chile allows the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes with the authorization of The Chilean Agriculture Service (SAG).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29693386|title=Chile plants cannabis for medicinal use|work=BBC News|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
Cultivation of marijuana, personal or collective, is legal in Chile. The Supreme Court ruled in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elquintopoder.cl/ciudadania/el-autocultivo-de-cannabis-es-legal-en-chile-tambien-el-colectivo/|title=El cultivo colectivo de Cannabis, legal en Chile|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delaferia.cl/noticia/corte-suprema-autocultivo-de-marihuana-es-legal-en-chile/|title=Autocultivo de marihuana es legal en Chile - Delaferia|work=Delaferia|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ana María Gazmuri: "En Chile hoy en día el autocultivo es legal"|url=http://www.fundaciondaya.org/en-chile-hoy-en-dia-el-autocultivo-es-legal/|accessdate=11 July 2016|language=es-ES|date=24 August 2015}}</ref>
Sale of marijuana-derived medication is allowed on prescription in pharmacies, from December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/nacional/2015/10/680-652201-9-en-diciembre-estaria-autorizada-la-venta-de-medicamentos-con-cannabis-en.shtml|title=En diciembre estaría autorizada la venta de medicamentos con cannabis en farmacias|author=Grupo Copesa|date=20 October 2015|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>

Currently in 2016, a regulation bill which will allow Chileans to grow small amounts of marijuana for medicinal, recreational or spiritual use has been approved by the country's lower house of Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33438405|title=Chile lawmakers approve marijuana decriminalisation bill|work=BBC News|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chile-celebrates-as-lawmakers-move-to-decriminalise-marijuana-10374198.html|title=Chile cannabis decriminalisation: Lawmakers move to let people grown their own marijuana|author=Aftab Ali|date=8 July 2015|work=The Independent|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|People's Republic of China}} (PRC) ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="Chen Li Otto 2002">{{cite book | last=Chen | first=J. | last2=Li | first2=Y. | last3=Otto | first3=J.M. | title=Implementation of Law in the People's Republic of China | publisher=Springer Netherlands | series=The London Leiden Series on Law | year=2002 | isbn=978-90-411-1834-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fCdaPw3VugC&pg=PA202 | page=202}}</ref> ||{{main|Cannabis in China}}
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=== {{Flagu|Colombia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized for up to 22 grams for personal use).}} || {{yes|Legal for medicinal and scientific use.}} || {{yes|Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal or scientific use, and if licensed by the "National Anti-narcotics Council"}} || {{main|Cannabis in Colombia}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 1994, cannabis has been legalized for possession of small amounts up to 22&nbsp;grams for personal consumption. In 2016, The Supreme Court of Justice stated that someone who is caught with a greater amount than the statutory limit cannot be criminally prosecuted if it is found that the person carries the substance to satisfy their own consumption needs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/corte-dice-que-dosis-minima-no-es-cuantificable/465394 |title=Drogas: la dosis mínima ya no será tan mínima |publisher=Semana.com |date=2016-03-14 |accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref> It is legal to possess up to twenty plants for personal consumption.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=2774 |title =Ley 30 de 1986 |publisher = alcaldiabogota.gov.co |date = 31 January 1986 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/karlazabludovsky/colombia-just-legalized-medical-marijuana#.woGWNd87m |title=Colombia Just Legalized Medical Marijuana |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wp.presidencia.gov.co/sitios/normativa/decretos/2015/Decretos2015/DECRETO%202467%20DEL%2022%20DE%20DICIEMBRE%20DE%202015.pdf |title=Decreto Número 2467 de 2015 |publisher=[[Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia)]] |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Comoros}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Comoros}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis was legal during the Comorian historical period between January 1975 and May 1978, when president [[Ali Soilih]] legalized cannabis consumption among other measures.<ref>[http://www.niyel.net/docs/Dossier_1_fr.pdf Dossiers sur les 30 Chefs d'Etat ou de Gouvernements tués] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723222625/http://www.niyel.net/docs/Dossier_1_fr.pdf |date=23 July 2011 }}{{fr}}</ref><ref name="French1997">{{cite journal|last1=French|first1=Howard|title=The Mercenary Position|journal=Transition |date=1997|issue=73|year=1997 |pages=110–121|issn=00411191|doi=10.2307/2935448 |jstor = 2935448 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2935448 |accessdate=29 June 2018 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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=== {{Flagu|Republic of the Congo}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo}}
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=== {{Flagu|Costa Rica}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)<ref name="nacion1">{{citation |url = http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-24/ElPais/NotasSecundarias/ElPais2495186.aspx |title = Chinchilla ve complicado legalizar la marihuana – EL PAÍS – La Nación |publisher = Nacion.com |date = 24 August 2010 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110217030322/http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-24/ElPais/NotasSecundarias/ElPais2495186.aspx |archivedate = 17 February 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>}} <ref name="tcrn">{{citation |url = http://thecostaricanews.com/crime-courts/weed-in-costa-rica/ |title = Marijuana in Costa Rica: Laws, History and Potential |publisher = The Costa Rica News |date = 18 December 2015 |accessdate = 2015-12-30 }}</ref> || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Costa Rica}} {{hidden|Notes|Some interpret the law to say cannabis is illegal, but there is a high tolerance of smoking marijuana throughout the country.<ref name="nacion1" /> A decriminalization system is ''de facto'' implemented, since police officers do not detain people carrying enough for only personal consumption, yet no amount has been defined as a minimum for possession. The usage of cannabis in Costa Rica is very high.<ref name="tcrn" />}}
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=== {{Flagu|Croatia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}}<ref name="zakon.hr">{{cite web |url=http://www.zakon.hr/z/293/Zakon-o-suzbijanju-zlouporabe-droga |title=Zakon o suzbijanju zlouporabe droga |language=Croatian |accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Balkan Insight">{{cite web |url =http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-first-balkan-county-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-10-15-2015-1 |title = Croatia Legalises Marijuana for Medical Use |publisher = Balkan Insight |date =2016 |accessdate = 2016-07-27 }}</ref> || {{yes|Legal}}<ref name="Balkan Insight"/> || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Croatia}} {{hidden|Notes|From 2013, the possession of small amount of marijuana and other light drugs is a misdemeanor which leads to a fine of 5000–20000[[Croatian kuna|kn]] ($800–3500) depending on the case in question.

In 2015, the Ministry of Health officially legalized the use of cannabis-based drugs for medicinal purposes for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or AIDS.<ref name="Balkan Insight"/>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Cuba}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cuba}}
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=== {{Flagu|Cyprus}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal for cancer patients<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tharoor|first1=Avinash|title=Cyprus Set to Provide Cannabis Oil to Cancer Patients|url=http://www.talkingdrugs.org/cyprus-set-to-provide-cannabis-oil-to-cancer-patients|accessdate=15 November 2017|work=Talking Drugs|date=1 February 2017}}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal (decriminalized for some farms to grow hemp)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cyprus}} {{hidden|Notes|Class B substance – life imprisonment is possible for use and maximum eight years for possession (at the maximum two years for the first offence for under 25-year-olds).<ref>{{cite web|title=Overviews of legal topics: possession of cannabis for personal use|url=http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/legal-topic-overviews/cannabis-possession-for-personal-use|website=EMCDDA|accessdate=26 July 2015}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Czech Republic}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (possession of up to 15g decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Illegal (cultivation of up to five bushes decriminalized/cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal)}} || {{main article|Cannabis in the Czech Republic}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 2010 possession of up to fifteen grams for personal or medicinal use or cultivation of up to five plants is a misdemeanor subject to minor fine - mostly not enforced. Popular destination for smokers.<ref>{{citation |author = |url = http://ireadculture.com/2011/07/news/the-next-amsterdam/ |title = The Next Amsterdam – Culture Magazine |publisher = Ireadculture.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last = Carney |first = Sean |url = https://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2009/12/08/czech-govt-allows-5-cannabis-plants-for-personal-use-from-2010/ |title = Wall Street Journal. Czech Govt Allows 5 Cannabis Plants For Personal Use From 2010. 8th December 2009 |publisher = Blogs.wsj.com |date = 8 December 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>

Medicinal use of cannabis on prescription has been legal and regulated since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://the420times.com/2013/04/czech-republic-pharmacies-began-selling-medical-cannabis/ |title = Czech Republic Pharmacies Began Selling Medical Cannabis |publisher = The420times.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/czech-republic-medical-marijuana_n_2693657.html |title = Czech Republic Legalizes Medical Marijuana Use |publisher = Huffingtonpost.com |date = 15 February 2013|accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Denmark}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognized by Danish authorities)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only.}} || {{main|Cannabis in Denmark}} {{hidden|Notes|As with all drugs, cannabis-related offences are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.1stmarijuanagrowerspage.com/denmark-marijuana-cannabis-laws.html |title = Denmark marijuana laws – cannabis growing and marijuana seeds |publisher = 1stmarijuanagrowerspage.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> [[Freetown Christiania]], a self-declared autonomous community in Copenhagen, is known for its cannabis trade.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Djibouti}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Djibouti}}
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=== {{Flagu|Dominica}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Dominica}} {{hidden|Notes|Class B drug to cultivate, sell or possess.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap40-07.pdf |title = Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, Chapter 40:07 |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Dominican Republic}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Dominican Republic}}
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=== {{Flagu|East Timor}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in East Timor}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ecuador}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized up to ten grams)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ecuador}} {{hidden|Notes|As defined by Law 108, possession of small amounts of cannabis is decriminalized.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.druglawreform.info/en/country-information/ecuador |title = Ecuador |publisher = Drug Law Reform in Latin America |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.druglawreform.info/images/stories/documents/ley108ec.pdf |title = Law 108 – Ecuador |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = https://photos.state.gov/libraries/quito/153436/ACS/imprisioned-pamphlet.pdf |title = US Embassy, Ecuador – Information for American Citizens |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref> Possession of under ten grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.<ref>[http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/english-bulletin/item/marijuana-decriminalized-but-not-yet-legal.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802023614/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/english-bulletin/item/marijuana-decriminalized-but-not-yet-legal.html |date=2 August 2013 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Egypt}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Egypt}} {{hidden|Notes|Although technically illegal, use is widespread and part of every day culture. Convictions for personal use are very rare.<ref>{{citation |url = http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2010/05/egypts-pot-problem-a-marijuana-shortage.html |title = Egypt's Pot Problem? A Marijuana Shortage |publisher = [[ABC News]] |author = Lama Hasan |date = 5 May 2010 |accessdate = 2011-01-31 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110301233324/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2010/05/egypts-pot-problem-a-marijuana-shortage.html |archivedate = 1 March 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Formerly a plant of high status with several documented medicinal uses in ancient times, cannabis was made illegal in 1925 with the League of Nations’ Geneva International Convention on Narcotic Control, and has been aggressively targeted at various points since then.<ref>{{citation |url = http://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-egypt |title = Cannabis in Egypt |publisher = The Sensi Seed Bank |author = Seshata |accessdate = 2014-01-20 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|El Salvador}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in El Salvador}}
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=== {{Flagu|Equatorial Guinea}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Equatorial Guinea}}
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=== {{Flagu|Eritrea}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Eritrea}}
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=== {{Flagu|Estonia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Estonia}} {{hidden|Notes|Up to 7.5&nbsp;grams is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine. Large amounts and distribution are criminal offences and punishable with a custodial sentence of up to half a decade.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.eupedia.com/europe/maps_of_europe.shtml#cannabis |title = Europe Guide : Maps of Europe by language, religion, population density, hair and eye color, etc |publisher = Eupedia.com |date = 19 April 1994 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ethiopia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ethiopia}} {{hidden|Notes|Despite being the spiritual homeland of the [[Rastafari movement]], possession of cannabis can result in up to six months imprisonment.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/us-warns-american-rastas-about-ethiopian-laws-1.232633 |title = US warns American Rastas about Ethiopian laws |publisher = iol.co.za |date = 29 January 2005 |accessdate = 2011-10-08 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Fiji}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Fiji}}
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=== {{Flagu|Finland}} ===
| {{Partial|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal under license.}} || {{Partial|Illegal (medicinal use only)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Finland}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 2001 personal use cases are generally not prosecuted in court but subject to summary fine.

Since 2006, use of medicinal cannabis has been possible under a special license. In 2014, 223 licenses were issued.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silvàn|first1=Sini|title=Lääkekannabis edelleen marginaalinen lääke|url=http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2015/04/20/laakekannabis-edelleen-marginaalinen-laake|publisher=YLE|accessdate=6 December 2016|language=Finnish}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|France}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Some cannabis-derived drugs.}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in France}} {{hidden|Notes|Cultivating, selling, owning or consuming cannabis is prohibited.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=084CA313C431F0D0BC93F76E7FAEC41A.tpdjo13v_3?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072665&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006801195&dateTexte=20081018&categorieLien=cid |title = Code de la santé publique |language = French |publisher = Legifrance.gouv.fr |date = 29 July 2004 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> However, legislation permitting the sale of medications containing cannabis derivatives was enacted in June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legalising or decriminalizing cannabis in France: not that easy|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/06/france-legalising-or-decriminalizing-cannabis-not-that-easy|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=6 November 2013|author=Marie Jamet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=French law on pot-based medicine takes effect|url=http://www.thelocal.fr/20130610/legalized-cannabis-tea-could-be-on-drug-menu-for-french-patients-in-pharmacies|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=The Local|date=10 June 2013|author=Ann Törnkvist}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Gabon}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Gabon}}
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=== {{Flagu|Gambia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Gambia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Georgia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal, but possession for personal use decriminalized}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Georgia (country)}}
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=== {{Flagu|Germany}} ===
| {{Partial|Illegal<br />Recreational consumption is allowed on the basis of it being considered self-harm.}} || {{yes|Legal to those with a prescription}} || {{Partial|Illegal}}<br />(Legal if permission is given by "Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices") || {{main|Cannabis in Germany}} {{hidden|Notes|The possession of recreational cannabis is illegal, while consumption itself is legal on the basis of it being considered [[Self-harm#Drugs and alcohol|self-harm]], which is not considered a crime. The possession of small amounts is prosecuted, but charges are virtually always dropped.

By January 2015, 241 patients have obtained permission for medicinal cannabis products from a pharmacy since 2008.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cannabis-med.org/german/acm-mitteilungen/ww_de_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=145#1 |title=241 Patienten haben bisher eine Ausnahmeerlaubnis zur Verwendung von Cannabisblüten aus der Apotheke erhalten |publisher=cannabis-med.org |date= |accessdate=2015-02-17 }}</ref> In mid 2016 around 5000 patients received cannabis products.<ref name=welt1/>

On 4 May 2016 the [[Cabinet of Germany]] decided to approve the measure for legal cannabis for seriously ill patients who have consulted with a doctor and "have no therapeutic alternative". German Health Minister, [[Hermann Gröhe]], presented the legal draft on the legalization of medicinal cannabis to the cabinet, which took effect in early 2017.<ref name=cnn1>{{cite web|last1=Berlinger|first1=Joshua|title=Germany to legalize medicinal marijuana by 2017|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/04/europe/germany-medicinal-marijuana/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Germany to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/03/germany-to-legalise-cannabis-for-medicinal-purposes/|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2 December 2016|date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=welt1>{{cite web|last1=Kade|first1=Claudia|title=Ab 2017 gibt es Cannabis auf Kassenrezept|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article154992002/Ab-2017-gibt-es-Cannabis-auf-Kassenrezept.html|publisher=Die Welt|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cannabis als Medizin|url=https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/ministerium/meldungen/2016/cannabisarzneimittel-kabinett.html|publisher=Bundesministerium für Gesundheit|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cannabis auf Kassenkosten|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/kabinett-cannabis-101.html|publisher=Tagesschau|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Medical Cannabis is Now Officially Legal in Germany|url=https://blog.seedsman.com/breaking-medical-cannabis-now-officially-legal-germany/|publisher=Seedsman|accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ghana}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ghana}}
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=== {{Flagu|Greece}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (but the amount of 0.5 grams or 1 pure/2 impure cannabis cigarettes decriminalised in court if made sure to be for personal use).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moh.gov.gr/articles/ministry/grafeio-typoy/press-releases/4809-dhmosieythhke-h-kya-gia-thn-eisagwgh-egkekrimenwn-farmakeytikwn-skeyasmatwn-kai-proiontwn-kannabhs|title=Δημοσιεύθηκε η ΚΥΑ για την εισαγωγή εγκεκριμένων φαρμακευτικών σκευασμάτων και προϊόντων κάνναβης|website=moh.gov.gr|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannabis_in_Greece&oldid=795857104|title=Cannabis in Greece|date=16 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=6 September 2017|via=Wikipedia}}</ref>}} || {{yes|Legal for medicinal purposes}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Greece}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession or use of even small amounts is illegal in Greece, but if found to be for personal use it's decriminalized in court. Individuals are arrested, although rarely convicted by court. Possession of large quantities may lead to several years in prison.<ref>{{citation |url = http://mastouria.informe.com/e-u-i-a-i-i-dt59.html |title = Ελληνική νομοθεσία για κάνναβη (Greek Law on cannabis) |language = Greek |publisher = mastouria.informe.com |date = 27 May 2007 |accessdate = 2011-08-10 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Greenland}} (Kalaallit Nunaat) ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Greenland}}
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=== {{Flagu|Grenada}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Grenada}}
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=== {{Flagu|Guatemala}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guatemala}} {{hidden|Notes|In 2016 a constitutional commission rejected proposals to legalize medicinal or recreational use of cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|author=Milena Lopez |url=http://www.tn8.tv/cronica-tn8/373406-comision-rechaza-uso-medicinal-marihuana-guatemala/ |title=Comisión Rechaza Uso Medicinal De La Marihuana En Guatemala |publisher=Tn8.tv |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Juan Toro |url=http://clustersalud.americaeconomia.com/guatemala-rechazan-uso-marihuana-medicinal/ |title=Guatemala: Rechazan uso de marihuana medicinal - Cluster Salud, La Industria de la vida |publisher=Clustersalud.americaeconomia.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Guinea}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guinea}}
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=== {{Flagu|Guinea-Bissau}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guinea-Bissau}}
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=== {{Flagu|Guyana}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guyana}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession of 15 grams or over can result in charges of drug trafficking.<ref name="stabroeknews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/news/stories/12/04/rastafarian-community-protests-unjust-marijuana-laws/ |title=Rastafarian community protests against ‘unjust’ marijuana laws |publisher=Stabroek News |date= |accessdate=2015-12-06}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Haiti}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Haiti}}
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=== {{Flagu|Honduras}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Honduras}} {{hidden|Notes|The possession, sale, transportation and cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Honduras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/juris/Leyes/Ley%20sobre%20uso%20Indebido%20y%20Trafico%20Ilicito%20de%20Drogas%20y%20Sustancias%20Psicotropicas.pdf|title=Ley Sobre Uso Indebido y Trafico Ilicito de Drogas y Sustancias Psicotropicas|publisher=}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Hong Kong}}, SAR of China ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Hong Kong}} {{hidden|Notes|The possession, sale, transportation, cultivation of cannabis is illegal under the Dangerous Drug Ordinance.<ref name="Police.gov.hk">{{citation |url = http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/04_crime_matters/drug/law_pen.html |title = Information on the official web site of the Hong Kong Police Force |publisher = Police.gov.hk |date = |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref> (Chapter 134 of the [[Law of Hong Kong]])}}
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=== {{Flagu|Hungary}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Hungary}} {{hidden|Notes|There is no distinction in Hungarian law between illicit drugs according to dangers. Heroin use has the same legal consequences as cannabis use.<ref>{{citation |author = Minstrel |url = http://www.daath.hu/showText.php?id=62#chapter3 |title = Társaság a Szabadságjogokért: Drogjog 1999 Voted Vote D2ID : 62 |publisher = Daath.hu |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Iceland}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Iceland}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1969.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marihuana og LSD loks bannað hér!|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3378672|accessdate=10 December 2016|issue=235|publisher=Tíminn|date=25 October 1969|language=Icelandic}}</ref> Consumption is illegal even in small amounts. Possession, sale, transportation and cultivation could result in jail time. Possession is not strictly enforced. Heavy fines are given.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.althingi.is/dba-bin/unds.pl?txti=/wwwtext/html/lagasofn/136a/1974065.html&leito=kannabis#word1 |title = Lög um ávana- og fíkniefni 1974 nr. 65 21. maí |publisher = www.althingi.is |accessdate = 2009-02-09 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|India}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal at the federal level.<br/>Legal or tolerated in several states such as [[Bihar]], [[Odisha]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[West Bengal]] and the [[Northeast India|North-Eastern states]].<br/>Decriminalized in [[Gujarat]].}} || {{no}} || {{partial|Illegal at the federal level.<br/>Industrial hemp legal at the state level in [[Uttarakhand]].<br/>Legal or tolerated in several states such as [[Bihar]], [[Gujarat]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]] and the [[Northeast India|North-Eastern states]].}} ||
{{main|Cannabis in India}} {{hidden|Notes|Government-owned shops in holy cities like [[Varanasi]] and few other north Indian states sell cannabis in the form of [[bhang]]. Despite the high prevalent usage, cannabis remains illegal, but is rarely enforced and treated as low priority across India. Large tracts of cannabis grow unchecked in the wild in many parts of northern and southern India.<ref name="India">{{cite news |first = Arjuna |last = Panchal |title = Starting the day with the cup that kicks |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=8d0650c1-e9d9-4f7e-a683-6b3cc8bdd778 |publisher = Hindustan Times |location =Gujarat |date = 8 November 2015 |accessdate = 2008-03-24 |quote = At seven in the morning, people begin slowly trooping into government-run original bhang shops in the district for the drink, made from the leaves of cannabis that grows wild in many parts of Gujarat, India.}}</ref> In November 2015, [[Uttarakhand]] became the first state of India to legalise the production of industrial hemp.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand To Become First Indian State To Legalise Cannabis Cultivation|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/uttarakhand-to-become-first-indian-state-to-legalise-cannabis-cultivation-247769.html|website=Indiatimes|accessdate=12 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Bhang was removed from the Prohibition Act in [[Gujarat]] in February 2017, hence its consumption and sale has been decriminalized in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-further-tightens-prohibition/articleshow/57302748.cms|title=Gujarat further tightens prohibition - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> Many states such as [[Bihar]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]] and the [[Northeast India|North-Eastern states]] have their own laws allowing cannabis, locally known as ''Ganja''. In 2016, a Private Member’s Bill was scheduled to be tabled in the [[Lok Sabha]], which calls for the legalisation and regulation of "non-synthetic" intoxicants, including cannabis and opium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill for legalised supply of opium, marijuana cleared for Parliament|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/aap-mp-gandhi-s-bill-seeking-opium-legalisation-cleared-for-tabling-in-parliament/story-itanKX3vRrhuXJPdgnJD6N.html|publisher=''[[Hindustan Times]]''|accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Indonesia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal }} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Indonesia}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1927.<ref name="Slone2003">{{cite book|author=Thomas H. Slone|title=Prokem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phbLKWrK-9MC&pg=PA26|year=2003|publisher=Masalai Press|isbn=978-0-9714127-5-0|pages=26–}}</ref> Minimum sentence of four years in prison (additional fines may apply) if caught in possession.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bnn.go.id/portal/_uploads/perundangan/2009/10/27/uu-nomor-35-tahun-2009-tentang-narkotika-ok.pdf |title = Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia No. 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika |work = BNN RI |accessdate = 3 May 2013 }}</ref> However, if the user voluntarily reports himself/herself to the police, or is reported by his/her family, the charges will be dropped in accordance to 2009 Narcotics Act, article 24 paragraph 2, 3, 4.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Iran}} ===
|{{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Iran}}
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=== {{Flagu|Iraq}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Iraq}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ireland}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/criminal_law/criminal_offences/drug_offences.html#l1f4da|title=Drug offences|date=20 July 2016|publisher=Citizens Information Board|accessdate=5 December 2016|location=Dublin}}</ref> || {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie"/> || {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie"/>
| {{main|Cannabis in Ireland}} {{hidden|Notes|The National Drugs Strategy of 2009–2016 did not favour decriminalising cannabis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nds_2009-16.pdf#page=28 |format=PDF |title=National Drugs Strategy (interim) 2009-2016 |date=June 2009 |series=Official publications |volume=PN.A7/0508 |publisher=Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |page=26, sec.2.49 |accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> A new strategy is planned from 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://health.gov.ie/blog/press-release/minister-catherine-byrne-td-announces-a-public-consultation-on-the-new-national-drugs-strategy/|title=Minister Catherine Byrne TD announces a Public Consultation on the New National Drugs Strategy |date=6 September 2016|publisher=Department of Health|accessdate=5 December 2016|location=Ireland}}</ref> Cannabis-derived medicines may be licensed since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2016-10-26a.310|title=Medicinal Products Availability: : Written answers|date=26 Oct 2016|work=Dáil Éireann debates|publisher=KildareStreet.com|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/323/made/en/print|title=S.I. No. 323/2014 - Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2014.|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> A review of policy on medicinal cannabis was announced in November 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?gid=2016-11-10a.1387|title=Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion|last=Harris|first=Simon|date=10 November 2016|work=Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees proceedings|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> and a [[private member's bill]] to legalise it passed [[second reading|second stage]] in the [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]] in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2016-12-01a.404|title=Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members]|date=1 December 2016|work=Dáil debates|publisher=kildarestreet.com|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1201/835669-cannabis-medicinal-use-dail/|title=Medicinal cannabis bill passes Dáil without vote|date=2016-12-01|newspaper=RTE.ie|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=33497&&CatID=59|title=Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Bill 2016 [PMB]|work=Bills|publisher=Oireachtas|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Israel}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Licensed medicinal providers only}} || {{main|Cannabis in Israel}} {{hidden|Notes|Illegal for recreational use, but limited medicinal uses have been permitted since the 1990s.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#israel |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Israel |publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><br />In early 2017, Gilad Erdan, the nation's Public Security Minister, announced that Israel planned to decriminalise the possession of cannabis for personal use.<ref>{{citation |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-marijuana-cannabis-decriminalise-decriminalize-legalise-weed-personal-use-jerusalem-a7547396.html |title = Israel to decriminalise marijuana for personal use |publisher = [[The Independent]] |date = 2017-01-26 |accessdate = 2017-01-27 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Italy}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized; allowed religious usage)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Italy}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession of small amounts for personal use is a misdemeanor subject to fines and the suspension of documents (passports or drivers licenses). The sale of cannabis products is illegal and punishable by imprisonment; cultivation is likewise punishable by imprisonment, even if in small amounts and for exclusive personal use. Licensed cultivation for medicinal and industrial use is strictly regulated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefetturateramo.linkonline.it/REFERENDUM/PRECEDENTI/1974-1993.htm|title=linkonline.it|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ivory Coast}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ivory Coast}}
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=== {{Flagu|Jamaica}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized), legal if Rastafarian}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Jamaica}} {{hidden|Notes|On 25 February 2015, the Jamaican House of Representatives passed a law decriminalizing possession of up to two ounces of cannabis. The new law includes provisions legalizing the cultivation for personal use of up to five plants, as well as setting up regulations for the cultivation and distribution of cannabis for medicinal, religious purposes and natural growth.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamaica Lawmakers Decriminalize Small Amounts of 'Ganja'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jamaica-decriminalizes-small-amounts-ganja-29205668?singlePage=true|accessdate=25 February 2015|publisher=ABC News|date=25 February 2015}}</ref> In 2018, the first medical cannabis dispensary was opened in Jamaica.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bud |first1=Monterey |title=Jamaica’s Kaya Farms Becomes First Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open |url=https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/03/jamaicas-kaya-farms-becomes-first-medical-marijuana-dispensary-to-open/ |accessdate=July 15, 2018 |work=marijuana.com |date=March 19, 2018}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Japan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Japan}} {{hidden|Notes|Restricted in 1948.<ref name="ShikitaTsuchiya2012">{{cite book|author1=Minoru Shikita|author2=Shinichi Tsuchiya|title=Crime and Criminal Policy in Japan: Analysis and Evaluation of the Showa Era, 1926–1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9pHfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4612-2816-5|pages=13–}}</ref> Use and possession are punishable by up to half a decade imprisonment and a fine. Cultivation, sale, and transport are punishable by up to 7 years or a decade imprisonment and a fine.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.japanhemp.org/en/taimalaw.htm |title = Cannabis Control Law |publisher = japanhemp.org |date = |accessdate = 2015-08-04 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Jordan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Jordan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kazakhstan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kazakhstan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kenya}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kenya}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kiribati}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kiribati}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kosovo}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kosovo}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kuwait}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kuwait}}
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=== {{Flagu|Kyrgyzstan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kyrgyzstan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Laos}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Laos}}
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=== {{Flagu|Latvia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Latvia}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is illegal in Latvia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?mode=DOC&id=50539 |title=Par Krimināllikuma spēkā stāšanās un piemērošanas kārtību |publisher=''[[likumi.lv]]'' |date= |accessdate=2013-06-23 |language=Latvian}}</ref> Possession of larger quantities can be punished with up to 1.5 decades in prison. Possession of quantities up to one gram can result in a fine of €280, for second offences within a year period criminal charges are applied.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Lebanon}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lebanon}} {{hidden|Notes|Hashish banned in 1926;<ref name="Clarke1998">{{cite book|author=Robert Connell Clarke|title=Hashish!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hblBKeAE9rgC|year=1998|publisher=Red Eye Press|isbn=978-0-929349-05-3}}</ref> cannabis cultivation banned in 1992.<ref>{{cite book|title=Réalités|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPU7AQAAIAAJ|date=May 1996|publisher=Spectacle du monde|page=354|quote=Les Américains ne lâchant pas prise, le gouvernement libanais interdisait officiellement la culture du pavot et du cannabis en 1992.}}</ref> Possession is illegal. However, large amounts are grown within the country and personal use, as long as not in public is not a major issue.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1016/p06s02-wome.html |title = In Lebanon, a comeback for cannabis / The Christian Science Monitor |publisher = CSMonitor.com |date = 16 October 2007 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Lesotho}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Medicinal cultivation with Ministry of Health authorisation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/lesotho-granted-first-legal-marijuana-license-africa/|title=Lesotho Just Granted Africa's First Legal Marijuana License|date=13 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lesotho}}
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=== {{Flagu|Liberia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Liberia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Libya}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Libya}}
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=== {{Flagu|Liechtenstein}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Liechtenstein}}
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=== {{Flagu|Lithuania}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lithuania}}
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=== {{Flagu|Luxembourg}} ===
| {{Partial|Illegal (decriminalized) }}|| {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Luxembourg}} {{hidden|Notes|Transportation and consumption are illegal. Since 2001, decriminalized and prison penalty has been substituted by a monetary fine ranging from €250 to €2,500.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2001/0611705/0611705.pdf#page=2 |work = Excerpt of the "Mémorial A" of the Luxembourgish legislation |title = Art. 7 and Art. 8 refer to the usage of narcotics }}</ref><ref name="Lowinson2005">{{cite book|author=Joyce H. Lowinson|title=Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtGb2wNsgn4C&pg=PA31|year=2005|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-0-7817-3474-5|pages=31–}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Macau}}, SAR of China ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Macau}}
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=== {{Flagu|Macedonia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Macedonia}} {{hidden|Notes|If one possesses a larger amount, a jail sentence of anywhere from three months to five years may be given.<ref>{{citation |author = |url = http://www.encod.org/info/MACEDONIA.html |title = European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies |publisher = Encod.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110518004610/http://www.encod.org/info/MACEDONIA.html |archivedate = 18 May 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Medicinal cannabis was legalized in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balkanews.org/index.php/2016/02/10/macedonia-parliament-legalizes-medical-marijuana/|title=Macedonia: Parliament Legalizes Medical Marijuana|work=Eurasia Review}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Madagascar}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Madagascar}}
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=== {{Flagu|Malaysia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Malaysia}} {{hidden|Notes|Malaysian legislation provides for a mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. Individuals arrested in possession of 15&nbsp;grams (0.5 ounces) of heroin or 200&nbsp;grams (7 ounces) of marijuana are presumed by law to be trafficking in drugs.<ref>{{citation|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_960.html |title=Malaysia |publisher=Travel.state.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217140806/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_960.html |archivedate=17 February 2011 |df= }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Malawi}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Malawi}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is illegal in Malawi, but remains a popular drug and widely cultivated; Malawian cannabis is famed internationally for its quality.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/920052.stm |title=AFRICA &#124; Malawi Rastas' marijuana struggle |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-09-11 |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref> Chamba is grown mainly in central and northern regions like [[Mzuzu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/17/world/marijuana-cultivation-increases-in-malawi.html |title=Marijuana Cultivation Increases in Malawi - New York Times |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=1998-12-17 |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Maldives}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in the Maldives}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mali}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mali}}
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=== {{Flagu|Malta}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized up to 3.5g)}} || {{yes|Legal for medicinal purposes}}|| {{partial|Illegal<br>{{hidden|Notes|Cultivation of a cannabis plant for personal use will no longer be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence or suspended sentence specialized doctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis}} }}
|| {{main|Cannabis in Malta}} {{hidden|Notes|As of 2015, simple possession is decriminalized, but remains an arrestable offense for the police purpose of collecting intelligence about drug trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/51881/new_drugs_reform_law_into_force_today_what_has_changed#.WDYlVpLvhDq |title=New drugs reform law into force today– what has changed? |publisher=MaltaToday.com.mt |date=2015-04-15 |accessdate=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Neil Camilleri |url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-03-17/local-news/Simple-possession-to-remain-an-arrestable-offence-but-only-to-fight-drug-trade-Bonnici-6736132323 |title=Simple possession to remain an ‘arrestable offence’ - but only to fight drug trade – Bonnici - The Malta Independent |publisher=Independent.com.mt |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2016-11-26}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Marshall Islands}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Marshall Islands}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mauritania}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mauritania}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mauritius}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mauritius}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mexico}} ===
| {{partial|Decriminalized for personal use.}} || {{partial|Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes,<br />THC content below 1%.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite news|last1=Janikian|first1=Michelle|title=Legal Pot In Mexico: Everything You Need to Know|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/legal-pot-in-mexico-everything-you-need-to-know-w503038|accessdate=15 November 2017|work=Rolling Stone|date=14 September 2017}}</ref>}} || {{partial|Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes.<br />Decriminalized for personal use.}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in Mexico}} {{hidden|Notes|On 21 August 2009 Mexico decriminalized "personal use" possession of up to five&nbsp;grams of Cannabis.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/americas/21mexico.html |work = The New York Times |title = Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession |date = 21 August 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-04 }}</ref><br />In November 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that four individuals from the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use would be permitted to grow and smoke their own marijuana. The court voted 4-1 that prohibiting people from growing the drug for consumption was unconstitutional as it violated the human right to the free development of one's personality.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34726693 |work = BBC |title = Mexico court ruling could eventually lead to legal marijuana |date = 4 November 2015 |accessdate = 2015-11-05 }}</ref> <br /> In December 2016, Mexico's Senate voted to legalise marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes - this was approved by the Chamber of Deputies in April 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-approves-legalising-medical-marijuana-enrique-pena-nieto-drugs-war-a7709461.html |work = The Independent |title = Mexico approves legalising medical marijuana |date = 30 April 2017 |accessdate = 2017-05-01 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Micronesia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Micronesia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Moldova}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal}} (decriminalized) || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Moldova}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession of small quantity and personal use is not a crime in Moldova, but it is an administrative offence according to Article 85 of the Administrative Offences Code, passed in 2008. Selling, cultivation and transport, however, remain illegal and penalized. The illegal purchase or possession of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in small amounts without the purpose of further distribution, as well as their consumption without a prescription, are sanctioned with a fine of up to three conventional units or with community service of up to 40 hours.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Monaco}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Monaco}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mongolia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mongolia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Montenegro}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Montenegro}}
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=== {{Flagu|Morocco}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Morocco}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis in Morocco has been illegal since the nation's independence in 1957, reaffirmed by a total ban on drugs in 1974, but is partially tolerated in the country, where it has been cultivated for centuries and is still among the world's top producers of hashish.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Mozambique}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mozambique}}
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=== {{Flagu|Myanmar}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Myanmar}}
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=== {{Flagu|Namibia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Namibia}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is illegal; in 2007 the government proposed but declined a 20-year jail sentence for any drug possession.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Nepal}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (legal during [[Maha Shivaratri]])}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Nepal}} {{hidden|Notes|All cannabis licenses canceled in 1973.<ref name="Booth2011"/> Despite being illegal, cannabis is cheap and widely available in Nepal, and the police have little-to-no interest in cannabis-related issues.<ref>{{citation|url=http://webehigh.org/kathmandu-nepal/|title=Kathmandu, Nepal|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=webehigh}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Netherlands}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal but tolerated in '[[Coffeeshop (Netherlands)|coffeeshops]]', Decriminalized up to five grams (in case of a police control it is still confiscated), and for public use.}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized up to five plants; plants are generally still destroyed.)}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in the Netherlands}} {{hidden|Notes|Personal possession has been decriminalized since 1976, and cannabis products are only sold openly in certain local [[Cannabis coffee shop|"coffeeshops"]].}}<ref>{{citation |url = http://eldd.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index5174EN.html# |title = Use drop-down menu on site to view Netherlands entry.) |publisher = Eldd.emcdda.europa.eu |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.ukcia.org/research/dutch.php |title = Drugs Policy in the Netherlands |publisher = Ukcia.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/05/amsterdam-ban-pot-sales-tourists/38248/ |title = Amsterdam Will Ban Tourists from Pot Coffee Shops |work = Atlantic Wire |accessdate = 2011-06-23 |last = |first = |date = 27 May 2011}}</ref>
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=== {{Flagu|New Zealand}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{See also|Cannabis in New Zealand}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1927.<ref>[http://www.enzs.auckland.ac.nz/docs/1927/1927A018.pdf Dangerous Drugs Act, 1927]</ref> Cultivation, possession and sale of cannabis is illegal.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/drugs-and-alcohol/illicit-drugs-offences-and-penalties |title = Illicit Drugs - offences and penalties |publisher = New Zealand Government |date = |accessdate = 2016-05-28 }}</ref> Legislation to decriminalize medicinal use was introduced in December 2017, but has yet to pass.<ref name="NZ Herald 2017">{{cite web | title=Medicinal cannabis legislation introduced to 'ease suffering' | website=NZ Herald | date=20 December 2017 | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11963230 | access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Newshub 2017">{{cite web | title=Government rules terminally ill people allowed to smoke cannabis | website=Newshub | date=20 December 2017 | url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2017/12/government-rules-terminally-ill-people-allowed-to-smoke-cannabis.amp.html | access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref> A [[New Zealand cannabis referendum|planned referendum on legality of cannabis]] is to be held in the future, tentatively scheduled for 2020.}}
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=== {{Flagu|Nicaragua}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Nicaragua}}
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=== {{Flagu|Niger}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Niger}}
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=== {{Flagu|Nigeria}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Nigeria}}
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=== {{Flagu|Democratic People's Republic of Korea}} (DPRK) ===
| {{unknown}} || {{unknown}} || {{unknown}} || {{main|Cannabis in North Korea}} {{hidden|Notes|There are conflicting reports on the legal status of cannabis in North Korea. Multiple reports from defectors and tourists claim there is no law regarding the possession of cannabis (as a result, it is not classified as a drug) in North Korea or if there is, it is mostly unenforced. However, other reports claim that cannabis is illegal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shearlaw|first1=Maeve|title=Mythbusters: uncovering the truth about North Korea|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/mythbusters-uncovering-the-truth-about-north-korea-cannabis-metro|accessdate=10 June 2016|work=The Guardian|date=13 May 2014}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Norway}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Norway}} {{hidden|Notes|Up to fifteen grams is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine in the case of first-time offenders; possessing more is punished more harshly. In December 2017, the Norwegian Parliament announced its intention to decriminalize certain psychoactive drugs for personal use, including cannabis and provide for medical treatment to users rather than enforce fines and imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/rusmidler/historisk-i-stortinget-slutt-paa-straff-for-rusmisbrukere/a/24209948/|title=Historisk i Stortinget: Slutt på straff for rusmisbrukere|publisher=}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Oman}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Oman}}
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=== {{Flagu|Pakistan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Pakistan}}
{{hidden|Notes|The use of cannabis is prohibited in Pakistan, however the smoking of hashish in [[Peshawar]] and the northern parts of Pakistan tends to be tolerated. One may be sent to jail for up to six months if found with [[charas]] in other parts of the country.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#pakistan |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Pakistan/Peshawar |publisher = Erowid.org }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Palau}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Palau}}
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=== {{Flagu|Panama}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Panama}}
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=== {{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Papua New Guinea}}
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=== {{Flagu|Paraguay}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized up to ten grams)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Paraguay}} {{hidden|Notes|In Paraguay, Law N° 1.340 (Art. 30), exempted from punishment those in possession of a maximum of ten grams of marijuana for personal consumption.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/paraguay/item/206-paraguay|title=Paraguay - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ea.com.py/v2/en-paraguay-la-posesion-y-consumo-personal-de-la-marihuana-es-legal/|title=En Paraguay, la posesión y consumo personal de la marihuana es legal|work=E'a|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Peru}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collyns |first1=Dan |title=Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/peru-marijuana-cannabis-legal-terminally-ill-children |accessdate=July 16, 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Peru}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession is decriminalized Art. 299 of the Criminal Code. Possession of under eight grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |title = Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas |publisher = Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002927/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |archivedate = 2012-10-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |title = Ley Nº 28002 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205448/http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |archivedate = 6 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.monografias.com/trabajos27/codigo-penal-peruano/codigo-penal-peruano4.shtml |title = Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|title=Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana|author=Manuel Vigo|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120214614/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|archivedate=20 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Illegal: Cultivation, production or sell is punished with eight to fifteen years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533|title=Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate|date=19 July 2014|work=Peru21|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/peru/item/207-peru|title=Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Philippines}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Provision for medicinal use as per Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Pending Government approval}} || {{partial|Illegal}} (For medicinal and scientific purposes only) || {{main|Cannabis in the Philippines}} {{hidden|Notes|Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, makes provision for restricted medicinal use.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2002/ra_9165_2002.html |title = R.a. 9165 |publisher = Lawphil.net |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> Congress introduced [[House Bill No. 4477]], known as the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, which would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana.<ref>{{cite news|title=Experts study medical pot use|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/795216/experts-study-medical-pot-use|accessdate=22 November 2016|publisher=Inquirer|date=10 July 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Poland}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Poland}} {{hidden|Notes|On 26 May 2011, Poland introduced legislation that would give prosecutors the option to not prosecute for possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use, if it is a first offence, or if the person is drug dependent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poland Approves Drug Decriminalization -- Sort Of|url=http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jun/08/poland_approves_drug_decriminali|website=stopthedrugwar.org|accessdate=26 April 2016}}</ref> The legislation raised the maximum possible penalty for placing a large number of drugs from ten to twelve years in prison. However, for possession of large quantities of drugs would result up to ten years in prison (previously up to eight years).<ref>{{citation |url = http://fakty.interia.pl/fakty_dnia/news/narkotyki-w-malych-ilosciach-i-na-wlasny-uzytek-odstapienie,1644751 |title = Drugs in small quantity and for personal use with no punishment – Poland |publisher = Interia.pl |date = 26 May 2011 |accessdate = 2011-05-29 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529134753/http://fakty.interia.pl/fakty_dnia/news/narkotyki-w-malych-ilosciach-i-na-wlasny-uzytek-odstapienie,1644751 |archivedate = 29 May 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Portugal}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Portugal}} {{hidden|Notes|In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the use of all drugs.<ref name="Emdrug">{{citation |url = http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/drug-policy-profiles/portugal |title = EMCDDA: Drug policy profiles, Portugal |publisher = Emcdda.europa.eu |date = 17 August 2011 |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Qatar}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Qatar}}
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=== {{Flagu|Romania}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal; ban often unenforced)}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Romania}} {{hidden|Notes|Romania was (before 1990) a leader in hemp fiber, second only to China. Possession of small quantities of drug preparations is punishable by a large fine for first offenders, six months to two years in prison if the person has been convicted before. Possession of large amounts or trafficking is punishable by two to seven years of jail time.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/pedepsele-pentru-traficul-si-consumul-de-droguri-s-au-redus-totusi | title=Pedepsele pentru traficul și consumul de droguri s-au redus. Totuși... | publisher=Reporter NTV | date=10 February 2015 | accessdate=4 September 2017 }}</ref> Decriminalization proposed.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.antena3.ro/stiri/politica/raport-prezidential-pentru-eba-comisia-lui-basescu-propune-dezincriminarea-consumului-de-droguri_80829.html |title = Raport pentru EBA: Comisia prezidenţială susţine dezincriminarea consumului de droguri şi sexul comercial |publisher = Antena3.ro |date = 22 September 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> Medicinal cannabis was legalized in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Romania Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Becomes 10th EU Country To Permit Theraputic Use|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=154315|accessdate=14 October 2013|newspaper=Novinite|date=6 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.gandul.info/stiri/anm-nu-avem-nicio-cerere-de-punere-pe-piata-a-canabisului-medicinal-daca-ar-fi-am-aproba-o-11448832 |title = ANM: Nu avem nicio cerere de punere pe piaţă a canabisului medicinal; dacă ar fi, am aproba-o |accessdate = 3 October 2013 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Russia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized), possession of quantities of up to six grams}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized), cultivation of up to twenty plants}}{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Russia}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession of under six grams of cannabis or two grams of hashish is an administrative rather than criminal infraction.<ref>{{cite web|author=USA |pmc=2474596 |title=Half a gram – a thousand lives |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Rwanda}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Rwanda}}
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=== {{Flagu|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
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=== {{Flagu|Saint Lucia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Lucia}}
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=== {{Flagu|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
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=== {{Flagu|Samoa}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Samoa}}
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=== {{Flagu|San Marino}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in San Marino}}
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=== {{Flagu|São Tomé and Príncipe}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in São Tomé and Principe}}
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=== {{Flagu|Saudi Arabia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saudi Arabia}} {{hidden|Notes|Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use could go up to six months jail time or more. Dealing and smuggling of high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions are rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.<ref>{{citation|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html |title=US Department of State – International Travel – Saudi Arabia |publisher=Travel.state.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211183846/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html |archivedate=11 December 2013 |df= }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Senegal}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Senegal}}
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=== {{Flagu|Serbia}} ===
| {{no|illegal}} <ref>{{citation |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCKWQ5Y_Xw |title = Serbian Cannabis: Between Pain and the Law |publisher = VICE |date =2016 |accessdate = 2016-07-27 }}</ref> || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Serbia}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession is punishable by a fine or by imprisonment of up to three years. Sale and transport are punishable by imprisonment from three to twelve years. Cultivation is punishable by imprisonment from six months to five years. Higher penalties for [[organized crime]].<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/krivicni_zakonik.html |title = Krivični zakonik (''The Criminal Code'') |publisher = paragraf.rs |date =2013 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Seychelles}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Seychelles}}
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=== {{Flagu|Sierra Leone}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Sierra Leone}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis banned in 1920.<ref name="AkyeampongHill2015">{{cite book|author1=Emmanuel Akyeampong|author2=Allan G. Hill|author3=Arthur Kleinman|title=The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUd9CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA39|date=1 May 2015|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-01304-0|pages=39–}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Singapore}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Singapore}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1870.<ref name="Bunyapraphatsō̜n1999">{{cite book|author=Nanthawan Bunyapraphatsō̜n|title=Medicinal and poisonous plants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ifDwAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Backhuys Publishers|isbn=978-90-5782-042-7|page=169}}</ref> Cannabis is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, making it illegal to cultivate, sell or possess. Those who are caught with 500g of cannabis or more, are presumed as drug traffickers, and are punished with a possible death penalty.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#singapore |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Singapore |publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT|url=http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3Ac13adadb-7d1b-45f8-a3bb-92175f83f4f5%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A02%2F10%2F2013%20TransactionTime%3A02%2F10%2F2013%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0;whole=yes|work=Attorney-General's Chamber|publisher=Singapore Government|accessdate=3 October 2013|date=31 March 2008}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Slovakia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Slovakia}} {{hidden|Notes|Possession or use of small amounts of Cannabis (or only one joint) is punishable by up to eight years in prison.<ref>{{cite news |title = High contrast |url = http://www.economist.com/node/16891809 |newspaper = [[The Economist]] |publisher = Economist Newspaper |location = London |issn = 0013-0613 |oclc = 60625410 |date = 26 August 2010 |accessdate = 25 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="WSJSlovakia">{{cite news |title = Slovakia's Incoming Leftist Premier Wants to Relax Tough Cannabis Laws |first = Leos |last = Rousek |url = https://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/04/03/slovakias-incoming-leftist-premier-wants-to-relax-tough-cannabis-laws/ |newspaper = [[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher = [[Dow Jones & Company|Dow Jones]] |location = New York, NY |issn = 0099-9660 |oclc = 43638285 |date = 3 April 2012 |accessdate = 25 June 2012 }}</ref> In April 2012, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that [[Robert Fico]], the incoming Slovak prime minister, might push for partial legalisation of cannabis possession, and has argued for the legalisation of possession of up to three doses of cannabis for personal use.<ref name="WSJSlovakia" />}}
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=== {{Flagu|Slovenia}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{partial|Cannabis-based drugs}} || {{partial|Legal for quantities with ≤ 0.2 % THC on a ≤ 0.1 ha surface, or ≥ 0.1 ha surface with a governmental permit for cannabis cultivation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=103830|title=Uradni list Republike Slovenije|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Slovenia}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis-based drugs are legal for medicinal use, but not cannabis itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/zdravje/novice/slovenija-dovolila-uporabo-konoplje-v-medicinske-namene/339830|title=Slovenija dovolila uporabo konoplje v medicinske namene|work=Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nijz.si/uporaba-konoplje-v-medicini|title=Uporaba konoplje v medicini|work="NIJZ"|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> Possession of any drug for personal use is decriminalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=23256|title=Zakon o proizvodnji in prometu s prepovedanimi drogami (ZPPPD)|work="Uradni List"|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Solomon Islands}} ===
| {{no|illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Solomon Islands}}
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=== {{Flagu|Somalia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Somalia}}
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=== {{Flagu|South Africa}} ===
| {{no| illegal but unconstitutional}} || {{no|illegal but unconstitutional}} || {{no|illegal but unconstitutional}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Africa}} {{hidden|Notes|On 31 March 2017, the Dagga Couple won a landmark ruling in the Western Cape High Court, where they said that the ban on cannabis was unconstitutional, and allowed the dagga couple to take their case on legalizing cannabis to the constitutional court. Due to this landmark ruling, so many news outlets have announced that cannabis was legal in South Africa. This is false, and has actually resulted in a spike of arrests as people were freely smoking it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://herb.co/2017/05/01/cannabis-south-africa/|title=Cannabis Now Legal In South Africa, But Stoners Don't Have The Green Light|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://btl.co.za/is-weed-legal-in-south-africa/|title=Is Weed Legal in South Africa? - BTL|date=26 May 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/167873/understanding-the-court-ruling-to-legalise-smoking-weed-at-home-in-south-africa/|title=Understanding the court ruling to legalise smoking weed at home in South Africa|publisher=}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|South Korea}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Korea}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis banned under the Cannabis Control Act of 1976.<ref>{{cite book|title=Korea News Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hmy6AAAAIAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Korea Herald, Incorporated|page=44}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|South Sudan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Sudan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Spain}} ===
| {{yes|Legal (Private areas only, illegal in public areas (decriminalized), offenders receive an administrative fine.) Possession of more than 70/100gr. (depending on the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]]) is considered as possession with the intention of trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://somos-policias.blogspot.com/2012/06/tenencia-de-drogas-cuando-es-para.html |title=Somos Policías: Tenencia de drogas: ¿Consumo propio o tráfico ilícito? |publisher=Somos-policias.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref>}} || {{partial|Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals}} || {{yes|Legal (Only for own consumption. If the plants are located somewhere visible from the street/public place, it is an administrative offense<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamarihuana.com/el-auto-cultivo-de-marihuana-se-despenaliza-en-espana/|title=¿El auto cultivo de marihuana se despenaliza en España?|author=Mac|work=La Marihuana|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Spain}} {{hidden|Notes|Sale and importation of any quantity of cannabis is a criminal offence, punishable by jail time. The purchase, possession and consumption of cannabis in a public place constitutes a misdemeanour and punishable by a fine and confiscation of the product. Consumption and cultivation by adults in a private space is legal, the latter due to a legal vacuum. Cannabis plants that are located somewhere visible from the street/public place (ie. from balconies) are considered a serious administrative offense, which leads to a fine from 601 to 30.000€.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cannabis.es/web/es/features/articulos/119-el-autocultivo-de-cannabis-en-la-nueva-ley-de-seguridad-ciudadana|title=El Autocultivo de Cannabis en la Nueva Ley de Seguridad Ciudadana|author=Javier González Granado|work=cannabis.es|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://gospain.about.com/od/drugsinspain/f/is_cannabis_legal_in_spain.htm |title = Is Cannabis Legal in Spain? |publisher = Gospain.about.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref> About 500 private "cannabis clubs" exist in Spain, 200 of them in Barcelona, and Spain is spoken of as the "new Amsterdam," a destination for marijuana tourists.<ref name="lavanguardia.com">"El 'boom' de clubs de cannabis atrae el turismo del porro a Barcelona," "La Vanguardia," 19 January 2014, http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20140119/54399239955/boom-clubs-cannabis-turismo-porro-barcelona.html</ref> All actions related to cannabis apart from sale or trade aren't considered criminal offenses,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamarihuana.com/marihuana-y-su-legalidad-en-espana/|title=Marihuana y su legalidad en España|author=Mac|work=La Marihuana|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> and normally are misdemeanors punishable by a fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2014/08/17/espana-endurece-cannabis_n_5651450.html|title=España endurece las leyes sobre el cannabis en plena corriente mundial por la despenalización|work=El Huffington Post|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref><br>In June 2017, [[Catalonia]] legalised cannabis after the government voted by 118 to 9 to regulate the local cannabis clubs; the cultivation, consumption and distribution of cannabis is now legal for those who are members of designated clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catalonia-marijuana-legalise-cannabis-consumption-distribution-spain-region-petition-a7816981.html|title=Catalonia legalises marijuana consumption, cultivation and distribution|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Sri Lanka}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Used in some Ayurvedic medicines}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sri Lanka}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is illegal in Sri Lanka though it is commonly used in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] traditional medicines.<ref>{{citation |url = http://news.nidahasa.com/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=833 |title = Marijuana Should be Allowed; Sri Lanka Indigenous Medicine Minister Says :: NIDAHASA News |publisher = News.nidahasa.com |date = 2 July 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Sudan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sudan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Suriname}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Suriname}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis was banned in Suriname in the early 20th century, having been popularized there by Asian immigrants.<ref name="Hoefte1998">{{cite book|author=Rosemarijn Hoefte|title=In Place of Slavery: A Social History of British Indian and Javanese Laborers in Suriname|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPzT5AYLvL0C&pg=PA160|year=1998|publisher=University Press of Florida|isbn=978-0-8130-1625-2|pages=160–}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Swaziland}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Swaziland}}
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=== {{Flagu|Sweden}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sweden}} {{hidden|Notes|It is illegal to sell, transfer, purchase, use or possess any quantity of cannabis in Sweden. Social stigmatisation through social rejection and exclusion from the labourmarket and social services are the most common sanctions in matters regarding personal use. The national police runs a "disturb and annoy" program aimed at users supported by the national "zero tolerance" policy. .<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.unodc.org/pdf/research/Swedish_drug_control.pdf |title = Swedish drug control FINAL_14feb_merged |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.aklagare.se/upload/3/R%C3%A4ttsPMnarkotikafarlig.pdf |title = RättsPM 2009:1 |publisher = Åklagarmyndighetens Utvecklngscentrum |year = 2009 |language = Swedish }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Switzerland}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized)}} || {{yes|Legal for medicinal purposes.}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in Switzerland}} {{hidden|Notes|Since 2012, possession of ten grams or less is decriminalized to a fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/ff/2012/7539.pdf |title=FF 2012 7539 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-11-16}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Syria}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Syria}} {{hidden|Notes|Under the policies of the government of [[Bashar al-Assad]], many cannabis offences, from simple use to trafficking, reportedly often carried a sentence of life imprisonment. As the country has become destabilised as a result of [[Syrian civil war|civil war]], people living in areas controlled by Kurdish separatists have begun growing cannabis as a way of making money to fight poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5123.html |title = www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5123.html |last = Ahmad |first = Rozh |date = 24 August 2012 |publisher = Rudaw |accessdate = 17 December 2012 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Taiwan}} (Republic of China, ROC) ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Taiwan}} {{hidden|Notes|Cannabis is a schedule 2 narcotic in the ROC, and possession can result in up to three years imprisonment.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#taiwan |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Taiwan |publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2015-11-01 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Tajikistan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tajikistan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Tanzania}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tanzania}}
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=== {{Flagu|Thailand}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (Poorly enforced)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Thailand}} {{hidden|Notes|Criminalized in 1935.<ref>{{cite journal|title=พระราชบัญญัติกันชา พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๗|journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette|date=5 May 1935|volume=52|pages=339–343|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2478/A/339.PDF|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref> According to the [[Thailand Narcotics Act]], B.E. 2522 (1979), possession, cultivation, and transport (import/export) of up to 10&nbsp;kg cannabis may result in a maximum sentence of half a decade in prison or a fine.<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.thailawforum.com/history-of-marijuana-cannabis-thailand.html | author=Eric Blair | title=History of Marijuana Use and Anti-Marijuana Laws in Thailand | year=2001 | accessdate=2015-08-27}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Togo}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Togo}}
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=== {{Flagu|Tonga}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tonga}}
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=== {{Flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Trinidad and Tobago}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1925.<ref name="KleinDay2004">{{cite book|author1=Axel Klein|author2=Marcus Day|author3=Anthony Harriott|title=Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlJyez-Nr70C&pg=PA58|date=13 November 2004|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-84277-499-1|pages=58–}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Tunisia}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Tunisia}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1953.<ref name="Drugs1949">{{cite book|author=United Nations. Commission on Narcotic Drugs|title=Summary of Annual Reports of Governments Relating to Opium and Other Narcotic Drugs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GXMqAQAAMAAJ|year=1949|quote=''TUNISIA 18. A Decree of 23 April 1953“ (published in the Journal Officiel Tunisien of 28 April 1953) prohibits the cultivation of cannabis and the use of takrouri (cannabis) and specifies the conditions under which ...''}}</ref> Using or possessing entails 1–5 years of imprisonment + 1000-3000 dinars (around 500$-1500$).<ref>{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/?id=k2By-NdV93AC&pg=PP60&lpg=PP60&dq=tunisia+cannabis |title = The Rough Guide to Tunisia – Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris – Google grâmatas |publisher = Books.google.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 |isbn = 9781858287485 |year = 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100725/local/tunisia-accuses-missing-maltese-of-smuggling-cannabis.319346 |title = Tunisia accuses 'missing' Maltese of smuggling cannabis |publisher = timesofmalta.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556|deadurl =yes|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20151219114432/http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556| title=قانون عدد 52 لسنة 1992 مؤرخ في 18 ماي 1992 يتعلق بالمخدرات | trans-title=Law No. 52 of 1992, dated 18 May 1992 concerning drugs | language=ar | publisher=DCAF / legislation-securite.tn | location=Tunisia | archivedate =19 December 2015|df =dmy-all}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Turkey}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal }} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes.}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkey legalises controlled cannabis production in nineteen provinces|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-legalises-controlled-cannabis-production-19-provinces-a7364026.html|accessdate=16 October 2016|language=EN}}</ref> || {{main|Cannabis in Turkey}} {{hidden|Notes|The cultivation of marijuana is legal in nineteen provinces in Turkey for medicincal and scientific purposes. However, with permission this can also be conducted in other provinces too.<ref>{{cite web|title=Türkiye'de 19 ilde kenevir yasallaştı|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/615341/Turkiye_de_19_ilde_kenevir_yasallasti.html|accessdate=13 October 2016|language=TR}}</ref> Consuming any drug (personal use or not) is illegal and requires [[wikt:juridical|juridical]] process. Possessing, purchasing or receiving any illegal drug, including Cannabis, is punishable by one to two years in prison; there is also the option of treatment or probation for up to three years. If users refuse treatment or do not comply with probation requirements, the courts can decide on sentencing.<ref name="EMCDDATurkey">{{citation |url = http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/country-overviews/tr |title = Country overview: Turkey |author = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |authorlink = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |date = 31 January 2012 |publisher = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |location = [[Lisbon]] |oclc = 527925326 }}</ref> Sale and supply is punishable by a prison term of five to ten years, and production or trafficking by a minimum term of ten years.<ref name="EMCDDATurkey" />}}
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=== {{Flagu|Turkmenistan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Turkmenistan}}
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=== {{Flagu|Tuvalu}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tuvalu}}
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=== {{Flagu|Uganda}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Uganda}}
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=== {{Flagu|Ukraine}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized possession of quantities of up to five grams)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Illegal (decriminalized up to ten plants)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ukraine}} <ref>{{citation |url = http://www.zakon-online.com.ua/yuridicheskaya-konsultaciya/otvetstvennost-za-vyrashchivanie-konopli-i-hranenie-marihuany.html |title = Ответственность за выращивание конопли и хранение марихуаны |publisher = zakon-online.com.ua |date = 12 September 2012 |accessdate = 2014-07-22 }}</ref>
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=== {{Flagu|United Arab Emirates}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates}} {{hidden|Notes|Even the smallest amounts of the drug can lead to a mandatory four-year prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm |title = UAE Drug Laws |publisher = BBC News |date = 8 February 2008 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in the United Kingdom}} {{hidden|Notes|Banned in 1928,<ref name="Manning2013">{{cite book|author=Paul Manning|title=Drugs and Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2QQBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA136|date=11 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-01211-4|pages=136–}}</ref> made a Class B drug under the [[Misuse of Drugs Act 1971]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=United Kingdom Home Office |url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drug-law/ |title=Drug Laws |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|United States}} ===
| {{partial|Legal in 9 states, the [[District of Columbia]], and some [[Indian Reservations]] – but illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states have decriminalized.<br>{{See also|Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States}}}} || {{partial|Legal in 31 states, [[Guam]], [[Puerto Rico]], and the District of Columbia – but illegal at federal level.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Medical Marijuana Laws|url=http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx|website=National Conference of State Legislatures|date=June 27, 2018|accessdate=July 15, 2018}}</ref><br>{{See also|Medical cannabis in the United States}}}} || {{partial|Illegal at federal level, permitted locally in some states allowing recreational or medical use.}} || {{Main|Cannabis in the United States|Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction}}
{{hidden|Notes|Laws vary by state, territory, Indian Reservation, and the [[District of Columbia]]. Federal law classifies cannabis as a Schedule I prohibited substance under the [[Controlled Substances Act]] of 1970. The [[United States Supreme Court]] has ruled in ''[[Gonzales v. Raich]]'' that the federal government has the ability to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medicinal purposes. However, individuals acting in accordance with state medical cannabis laws are protected from federal prosecution by the [[Rohrabacher–Farr amendment]]. Recognized [[Indian Reservations]] are allowed to regulate cannabis for both recreational and medical use under a policy announced by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] in 2014.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.nwherald.com/2014/12/12/doj-says-indian-tribes-can-grow-and-sell-marijuana/aee5o5i/ |title = the D.O.J. allows indian reservations to grow and sell marijuana|publisher = nwherald.com|date = 12 December 2014 |accessdate = 2014-12-24 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Uruguay}} ===
| {{yes|Legal (but buying prohibited for foreigners)}} || {{yes|Legal for all uses.}} || {{yes|Legal<br><small>(up to six plants)</small>}} || {{Main article|Cannabis in Uruguay}}
{{hidden|Notes|[[José Mujica]] has fully legalized any use of Cannabis in Uruguay; law does not specify quantity for "personal amount".<ref name="erowid-SA">{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law2.shtml |title = Cannabis South American laws |publisher = Erowid.org |date = March 1995 }}</ref> As of 10 December 2013, the [[Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay|House of Representatives]] and [[Senate of Uruguay|Senate]] passed a bill legalizing and regulating the production and sale of the drug. The new law says that buyers must be eighteen or older, residents of Uruguay, and must register with the authorities. Authorities will grow the cannabis that can be sold legally.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21582579-another-blow-against-prohibition-experiment |title = The experiment: Another blow against prohibition |date = 1 August 2013 |publisher = The Economist }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/11/us-uruguay-marijuana-vote-idUSBRE9BA01520131211|title = Uruguay becomes first country to legalize marijuana trade |date = 10 December 2013 |publisher = Reuters }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uruguay-marijuana-sales-delayed-until-2015-president.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68922&NewsCatID=358|title=Uruguay marijuana sales delayed until 2015: President - Americas|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Uzbekistan}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Uzbekistan}} {{hidden|Notes|Opiates, cannabis and other plants containing psychotropic substances are illegal.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.lex.uz/Pages/GetAct.aspx?lact_id=111453 |title = Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan |accessdate = 2 August 2013 |language = Uzbek |publisher = The national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Vanuatu}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Vanuatu}}
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=== {{Flagu|Vatican City}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Dunno|Infeasible}} || {{main|Cannabis in Vatican City}}
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=== {{Flagu|Venezuela}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Venezuela}} {{hidden|Notes|As of 15 September 2010 possession of up to 20&nbsp;grams of Marijuana or 5&nbsp;grams of genetically modified Marijuana, if proven not to be for medicinal or personal consumption, is punishable by one to two years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures. Articulos 131 y 153 de la Ley Organica de Drogas.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.eee.com.ve/upload/LeyOrganicadeDrogas.sept10.pdf |title = Ley Orgánica de Drogas – Sept.10 |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>}}
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=== {{Flagu|Vietnam}} ===
| {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{partial|Illegal (unenforced)}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Vietnam}}
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=== {{Flagu|Yemen}} ===
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=== {{Flagu|Zambia}} ===
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=== {{Flagu|Zimbabwe}} ===
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Zimbabwe}}
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Revision as of 07:18, 17 July 2018




By country

Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Afghanistan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan
Notes
Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973.[1]

 Albania

 Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Albania
Notes
The law of prohibition exists but however with high availability of cannabis plants throughout the country, this law is often unenforced.[2][3][4]

 Algeria

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Algeria

 Andorra

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Andorra

 Angola

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Angola

 Antigua and Barbuda

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Antigua and Barbuda

 Argentina

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Argentina
Notes

Decriminalized for personal use in small amounts and for consumption in private locations, the Supreme Court ruled in 2009.[5]

Medicinal cannabis is legal in Chubut since 23 September 2016[6], in Santa Fe since 30 November 2016[7] and at national level since 21 September 2017.[8]

 Armenia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Armenia

 Australia

 Decriminalised for personal use in the Northern Territory, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory Legal at federal level and in all states.[9] Qualifying conditions and other details vary by state.[10] Legal only for medicinal and scientific purposes.
Main article: Cannabis in Australia

 Austria

 Possession for personal use decriminalized as of January 2016. Cannabis-derived drugs Allowed for medical and scientific purposes.[11]
Main article: Cannabis in Austria

 Azerbaijan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Azerbaijan

 Bahamas

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Bahamas

 Bahrain

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bahrain

 Bangladesh

 Illegal (unenforced) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bangladesh
Notes
Sale banned in 1989.[12] Possession of cannabis is illegal in Bangladesh, with penalties ranging from six months to fifteen years. However, cannabis is openly sold in many parts of the country and the laws are rarely enforced [13][14]

 Barbados

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Barbados

 Belarus

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Belarus

 Belgium

 Illegal (decriminalized up to three grams) Cannabis-derived drugs[15] Illegal (decriminalized one plant)
Main article: Cannabis in Belgium
Notes
Since 2003, adults over the age of eighteen had been allowed to possess up to three grams.[16][17]

 Belize

 Illegal (decriminalized to 10 grams) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Belize
Notes
Cannabis use in Belize is common and largely tolerated; however, possession can result in fines or imprisonment.[18] In 2016, national media reported that legislation to decriminalize possession of up to ten grams was "in the works".[19]

 Benin

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Benin

 Bhutan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bhutan
Notes
Cannabis is illegal, but grows prolifically in Bhutan and has multiple traditional uses, such as feeding pigs and producing textiles.[20]

 Bolivia

 Decriminalized up to less than 50 grams Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bolivia

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notes
In 2016 it was announced that the Ministry of Civil Affairs had formed a task force to explore the legalizing of cannabis and cannabinoids for medicinal purposes.[21]

 Botswana

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Botswana
Notes
Cannabis (or dagga) is illegal.[22][23]

 Brazil

 Illegal (decriminalized for small amounts and private use) Illegal Illegal (decriminalized for small amounts)
Main article: Cannabis in Brazil
Notes

Since 2006, the possession of illegal drugs like cannabis (for personal consumption) entails a warning, community service and education on the effects of drug use. The same measures apply to the planting or preparation of small amounts of any illegal drug.

Selling and transportation of any illegal drugs, as well as the possession or cultivation of larger amounts is characterized as drug trafficking, a criminal act punished with five to fifteen years in prison and a significant fine.[24]

 Brunei

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Brunei
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Bulgaria

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bulgaria
Notes
Cannabis is classified as a class A (High-risk) drug, together with Heroin, Cocaine, Amphetamines and MDMA (ecstasy). Until 2004, a loosely defined "personal dose" existed.

 Burkina Faso

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Burkina Faso

 Burundi

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Burundi

 Cambodia

 Illegal (unenforced) Illegal Illegal (unenforced)
Main article: Cannabis in Cambodia
Notes
Cannabis is formally illegal in Cambodia.[25] This prohibition is however lax and enforced opportunistically.[26][27][28] Many "Happy" restaurants located in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville publicly offer food cooked with marijuana, or as a side garnish.[29]

 Cameroon

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cameroon

 Canada

 Illegal (to be legalized October 17, 2018) Legal Illegal (to be legalized October 17, 2018)
Main article: Cannabis in Canada
Notes
Legal with government issued licence for medicinal or industrial purposes. On 20 April 2016, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced that new legislation would be introduced in spring 2017 to legalize and regulate cannabis in Canada.[30] See Legislation: "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act"[31]

 Cape Verde

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cape Verde

 Central African Republic

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Central African Republic

 Chad

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Chad

 Chile

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal Legal[32]
Main article: Cannabis in Chile
Notes

In 2005, Law 20.000 formally decriminalised private and personal cannabis use.[33] Since 2014, Chile allows the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes with the authorization of The Chilean Agriculture Service (SAG).[34] Cultivation of marijuana, personal or collective, is legal in Chile. The Supreme Court ruled in 2015.[35][36][37] Sale of marijuana-derived medication is allowed on prescription in pharmacies, from December 2015.[38]

Currently in 2016, a regulation bill which will allow Chileans to grow small amounts of marijuana for medicinal, recreational or spiritual use has been approved by the country's lower house of Congress.[39][40]

 People's Republic of China (PRC)

 Illegal Illegal Illegal[41]
Main article: Cannabis in China

 Colombia

 Illegal (decriminalized for up to 22 grams for personal use). Legal for medicinal and scientific use. Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal or scientific use, and if licensed by the "National Anti-narcotics Council"
Main article: Cannabis in Colombia
Notes
Since 1994, cannabis has been legalized for possession of small amounts up to 22 grams for personal consumption. In 2016, The Supreme Court of Justice stated that someone who is caught with a greater amount than the statutory limit cannot be criminally prosecuted if it is found that the person carries the substance to satisfy their own consumption needs.[42] It is legal to possess up to twenty plants for personal consumption.[43][44][45]

 Comoros

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Comoros
Notes
Cannabis was legal during the Comorian historical period between January 1975 and May 1978, when president Ali Soilih legalized cannabis consumption among other measures.[46][47]

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

 Republic of the Congo

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo

 Costa Rica

 Illegal (decriminalized)[48] [49] Illegal Illegal (decriminalized)
Main article: Cannabis in Costa Rica
Notes
Some interpret the law to say cannabis is illegal, but there is a high tolerance of smoking marijuana throughout the country.[48] A decriminalization system is de facto implemented, since police officers do not detain people carrying enough for only personal consumption, yet no amount has been defined as a minimum for possession. The usage of cannabis in Costa Rica is very high.[49]

 Croatia

 Illegal (decriminalized)[50][51] Legal[51] Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Croatia
Notes

From 2013, the possession of small amount of marijuana and other light drugs is a misdemeanor which leads to a fine of 5000–20000kn ($800–3500) depending on the case in question.

In 2015, the Ministry of Health officially legalized the use of cannabis-based drugs for medicinal purposes for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or AIDS.[51]

 Cuba

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cuba

 Cyprus

 Illegal Legal for cancer patients[52] Illegal (decriminalized for some farms to grow hemp)
Main article: Cannabis in Cyprus
Notes
Class B substance – life imprisonment is possible for use and maximum eight years for possession (at the maximum two years for the first offence for under 25-year-olds).[53]

 Czech Republic

 Illegal (possession of up to 15g decriminalized) Legal Illegal (cultivation of up to five bushes decriminalized/cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal)
Main article: Cannabis in the Czech Republic
Notes

Since 2010 possession of up to fifteen grams for personal or medicinal use or cultivation of up to five plants is a misdemeanor subject to minor fine - mostly not enforced. Popular destination for smokers.[54][55]

Medicinal use of cannabis on prescription has been legal and regulated since 2013.[56][57]

 Denmark

 Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognized by Danish authorities) Legal Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only.
Main article: Cannabis in Denmark
Notes
As with all drugs, cannabis-related offences are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years[58] Freetown Christiania, a self-declared autonomous community in Copenhagen, is known for its cannabis trade.

 Djibouti

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Djibouti

 Dominica

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Dominica
Notes
Class B drug to cultivate, sell or possess.[59]

 Dominican Republic

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Dominican Republic

 East Timor

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in East Timor
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Ecuador

 Illegal (decriminalized up to ten grams) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ecuador
Notes
As defined by Law 108, possession of small amounts of cannabis is decriminalized.[60][61][62] Possession of under ten grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[63]

 Egypt

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Egypt
Notes
Although technically illegal, use is widespread and part of every day culture. Convictions for personal use are very rare.[64] Formerly a plant of high status with several documented medicinal uses in ancient times, cannabis was made illegal in 1925 with the League of Nations’ Geneva International Convention on Narcotic Control, and has been aggressively targeted at various points since then.[65]

 El Salvador

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in El Salvador

 Equatorial Guinea

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Equatorial Guinea

 Eritrea

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Eritrea

 Estonia

 Illegal (decriminalized) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Estonia
Notes
Up to 7.5 grams is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine. Large amounts and distribution are criminal offences and punishable with a custodial sentence of up to half a decade.[66]

 Ethiopia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ethiopia
Notes
Despite being the spiritual homeland of the Rastafari movement, possession of cannabis can result in up to six months imprisonment.[67]

 Fiji

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Fiji

 Finland

 Illegal Legal under license. Illegal (medicinal use only)
Main article: Cannabis in Finland
Notes

Since 2001 personal use cases are generally not prosecuted in court but subject to summary fine.

Since 2006, use of medicinal cannabis has been possible under a special license. In 2014, 223 licenses were issued.[68]

 France

 Illegal Some cannabis-derived drugs. Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in France
Notes
Cultivating, selling, owning or consuming cannabis is prohibited.[69] However, legislation permitting the sale of medications containing cannabis derivatives was enacted in June 2013.[70][71]

 Gabon

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Gabon

 Gambia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Gambia

 Georgia

 Illegal, but possession for personal use decriminalized Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Georgia (country)

 Germany

 Illegal
Recreational consumption is allowed on the basis of it being considered self-harm.		 Legal to those with a prescription Illegal
(Legal if permission is given by "Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices")
Main article: Cannabis in Germany
Notes

The possession of recreational cannabis is illegal, while consumption itself is legal on the basis of it being considered self-harm, which is not considered a crime. The possession of small amounts is prosecuted, but charges are virtually always dropped.

By January 2015, 241 patients have obtained permission for medicinal cannabis products from a pharmacy since 2008.[72] In mid 2016 around 5000 patients received cannabis products.[73]

On 4 May 2016 the Cabinet of Germany decided to approve the measure for legal cannabis for seriously ill patients who have consulted with a doctor and "have no therapeutic alternative". German Health Minister, Hermann Gröhe, presented the legal draft on the legalization of medicinal cannabis to the cabinet, which took effect in early 2017.[74][75][73][76][77][78]

 Ghana

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ghana

 Greece

 Illegal (but the amount of 0.5 grams or 1 pure/2 impure cannabis cigarettes decriminalised in court if made sure to be for personal use).[79][80] Legal for medicinal purposes Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Greece
Notes
Possession or use of even small amounts is illegal in Greece, but if found to be for personal use it's decriminalized in court. Individuals are arrested, although rarely convicted by court. Possession of large quantities may lead to several years in prison.[81]

 Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Greenland

 Grenada

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Grenada

 Guatemala

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guatemala
Notes
In 2016 a constitutional commission rejected proposals to legalize medicinal or recreational use of cannabis.[82][83]

 Guinea

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guinea

 Guinea-Bissau

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guinea-Bissau

 Guyana

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guyana
Notes
Possession of 15 grams or over can result in charges of drug trafficking.[84]

 Haiti

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Haiti

 Honduras

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Honduras
Notes
The possession, sale, transportation and cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Honduras.[85]

 Hong Kong, SAR of China

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Hong Kong
Notes
The possession, sale, transportation, cultivation of cannabis is illegal under the Dangerous Drug Ordinance.[86] (Chapter 134 of the Law of Hong Kong)
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Hungary

 Illegal Illegal illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Hungary
Notes
There is no distinction in Hungarian law between illicit drugs according to dangers. Heroin use has the same legal consequences as cannabis use.[87]

 Iceland

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iceland
Notes
Banned in 1969.[88] Consumption is illegal even in small amounts. Possession, sale, transportation and cultivation could result in jail time. Possession is not strictly enforced. Heavy fines are given.[89]

 India

 Illegal at the federal level.
Legal or tolerated in several states such as Bihar, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and the North-Eastern states.
Decriminalized in Gujarat.		 No Illegal at the federal level.
Industrial hemp legal at the state level in Uttarakhand.
Legal or tolerated in several states such as Bihar, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal and the North-Eastern states.
Main article: Cannabis in India
Notes
Government-owned shops in holy cities like Varanasi and few other north Indian states sell cannabis in the form of bhang. Despite the high prevalent usage, cannabis remains illegal, but is rarely enforced and treated as low priority across India. Large tracts of cannabis grow unchecked in the wild in many parts of northern and southern India.[90] In November 2015, Uttarakhand became the first state of India to legalise the production of industrial hemp.[91] Bhang was removed from the Prohibition Act in Gujarat in February 2017, hence its consumption and sale has been decriminalized in the state.[92] Many states such as Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and the North-Eastern states have their own laws allowing cannabis, locally known as Ganja. In 2016, a Private Member’s Bill was scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha, which calls for the legalisation and regulation of "non-synthetic" intoxicants, including cannabis and opium.[93]

 Indonesia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Indonesia
Notes
Banned in 1927.[94] Minimum sentence of four years in prison (additional fines may apply) if caught in possession.[95] However, if the user voluntarily reports himself/herself to the police, or is reported by his/her family, the charges will be dropped in accordance to 2009 Narcotics Act, article 24 paragraph 2, 3, 4.

 Iran

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iran

 Iraq

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iraq

 Ireland

 Illegal[96] Illegal[96] Illegal[96]
Main article: Cannabis in Ireland
Notes
The National Drugs Strategy of 2009–2016 did not favour decriminalising cannabis.[97] A new strategy is planned from 2017.[98] Cannabis-derived medicines may be licensed since 2014.[99][100] A review of policy on medicinal cannabis was announced in November 2016,[101] and a private member's bill to legalise it passed second stage in the Dáil in December 2016.[102][103][104]

 Israel

 Illegal Legal Licensed medicinal providers only
Main article: Cannabis in Israel
Notes
Illegal for recreational use, but limited medicinal uses have been permitted since the 1990s.[105]
In early 2017, Gilad Erdan, the nation's Public Security Minister, announced that Israel planned to decriminalise the possession of cannabis for personal use.[106]

 Italy

 Illegal (decriminalized; allowed religious usage) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Italy
Notes
Possession of small amounts for personal use is a misdemeanor subject to fines and the suspension of documents (passports or drivers licenses). The sale of cannabis products is illegal and punishable by imprisonment; cultivation is likewise punishable by imprisonment, even if in small amounts and for exclusive personal use. Licensed cultivation for medicinal and industrial use is strictly regulated.[107]

 Ivory Coast

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ivory Coast

 Jamaica

 Illegal (decriminalized), legal if Rastafarian Legal Legal
Main article: Cannabis in Jamaica
Notes
On 25 February 2015, the Jamaican House of Representatives passed a law decriminalizing possession of up to two ounces of cannabis. The new law includes provisions legalizing the cultivation for personal use of up to five plants, as well as setting up regulations for the cultivation and distribution of cannabis for medicinal, religious purposes and natural growth.[108] In 2018, the first medical cannabis dispensary was opened in Jamaica.[109]

 Japan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Japan
Notes
Restricted in 1948.[110] Use and possession are punishable by up to half a decade imprisonment and a fine. Cultivation, sale, and transport are punishable by up to 7 years or a decade imprisonment and a fine.[111]

 Jordan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Jordan

 Kazakhstan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kazakhstan

 Kenya

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kenya

 Kiribati

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kiribati

 Kosovo

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kosovo

 Kuwait

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kuwait

 Kyrgyzstan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kyrgyzstan

 Laos

 Illegal (unenforced) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Laos

 Latvia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Latvia
Notes
Cannabis is illegal in Latvia.[112] Possession of larger quantities can be punished with up to 1.5 decades in prison. Possession of quantities up to one gram can result in a fine of €280, for second offences within a year period criminal charges are applied.

 Lebanon

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Lebanon
Notes
Hashish banned in 1926;[113] cannabis cultivation banned in 1992.[114] Possession is illegal. However, large amounts are grown within the country and personal use, as long as not in public is not a major issue.[115]

 Lesotho

 Illegal Illegal Medicinal cultivation with Ministry of Health authorisation[116]
Main article: Cannabis in Lesotho

 Liberia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Liberia

 Libya

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Libya
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Liechtenstein

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Liechtenstein

 Lithuania

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Lithuania

 Luxembourg

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Luxembourg
Notes
Transportation and consumption are illegal. Since 2001, decriminalized and prison penalty has been substituted by a monetary fine ranging from €250 to €2,500.[117][118]

 Macau, SAR of China

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Macau

 Macedonia

 Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Macedonia
Notes

If one possesses a larger amount, a jail sentence of anywhere from three months to five years may be given.[119]

Medicinal cannabis was legalized in 2016.[120]

 Madagascar

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Madagascar

 Malaysia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Malaysia
Notes
Malaysian legislation provides for a mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. Individuals arrested in possession of 15 grams (0.5 ounces) of heroin or 200 grams (7 ounces) of marijuana are presumed by law to be trafficking in drugs.[121]

 Malawi

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Malawi
Notes
Cannabis is illegal in Malawi, but remains a popular drug and widely cultivated; Malawian cannabis is famed internationally for its quality.[122] Chamba is grown mainly in central and northern regions like Mzuzu.[123]

 Maldives

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Maldives

 Mali

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mali

 Malta

 Illegal (decriminalized up to 3.5g) Legal for medicinal purposes Illegal
Notes
Cultivation of a cannabis plant for personal use will no longer be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence or suspended sentence specialized doctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis
Main article: Cannabis in Malta
Notes
As of 2015, simple possession is decriminalized, but remains an arrestable offense for the police purpose of collecting intelligence about drug trafficking.[124][125]

 Marshall Islands

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Marshall Islands

 Mauritania

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mauritania

 Mauritius

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mauritius

 Mexico

 Decriminalized for personal use. Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes,
THC content below 1%.[126]		 Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes.
Decriminalized for personal use.
Main article: Cannabis in Mexico
Notes
On 21 August 2009 Mexico decriminalized "personal use" possession of up to five grams of Cannabis.[127]
In November 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that four individuals from the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use would be permitted to grow and smoke their own marijuana. The court voted 4-1 that prohibiting people from growing the drug for consumption was unconstitutional as it violated the human right to the free development of one's personality.[128]
In December 2016, Mexico's Senate voted to legalise marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes - this was approved by the Chamber of Deputies in April 2017.[129]

 Micronesia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Micronesia

 Moldova

 Illegal (decriminalized) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Moldova
Notes
Possession of small quantity and personal use is not a crime in Moldova, but it is an administrative offence according to Article 85 of the Administrative Offences Code, passed in 2008. Selling, cultivation and transport, however, remain illegal and penalized. The illegal purchase or possession of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in small amounts without the purpose of further distribution, as well as their consumption without a prescription, are sanctioned with a fine of up to three conventional units or with community service of up to 40 hours.

 Monaco

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Monaco

 Mongolia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mongolia

 Montenegro

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Montenegro

 Morocco

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Morocco
Notes
Cannabis in Morocco has been illegal since the nation's independence in 1957, reaffirmed by a total ban on drugs in 1974, but is partially tolerated in the country, where it has been cultivated for centuries and is still among the world's top producers of hashish.

 Mozambique

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mozambique

 Myanmar

 Illegal (unenforced) Illegal Illegal (unenforced)
Main article: Cannabis in Myanmar

 Namibia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Namibia
Notes
Cannabis is illegal; in 2007 the government proposed but declined a 20-year jail sentence for any drug possession.

   Nepal

 Illegal (legal during Maha Shivaratri) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nepal
Notes
All cannabis licenses canceled in 1973.[1] Despite being illegal, cannabis is cheap and widely available in Nepal, and the police have little-to-no interest in cannabis-related issues.[130]
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Netherlands

 Illegal but tolerated in 'coffeeshops', Decriminalized up to five grams (in case of a police control it is still confiscated), and for public use. Legal Illegal (decriminalized up to five plants; plants are generally still destroyed.)
Main article: Cannabis in the Netherlands
Notes
Personal possession has been decriminalized since 1976, and cannabis products are only sold openly in certain local "coffeeshops".
[131][132][133]

 New Zealand

 Illegal Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals Illegal
See also: Cannabis in New Zealand
Notes
Banned in 1927.[134] Cultivation, possession and sale of cannabis is illegal.[135] Legislation to decriminalize medicinal use was introduced in December 2017, but has yet to pass.[136][137] A planned referendum on legality of cannabis is to be held in the future, tentatively scheduled for 2020.

 Nicaragua

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nicaragua

 Niger

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Niger

 Nigeria

 Illegal illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nigeria

 North Korea (DPRK)

 Un­known Un­known Un­known
Main article: Cannabis in North Korea
Notes
There are conflicting reports on the legal status of cannabis in North Korea. Multiple reports from defectors and tourists claim there is no law regarding the possession of cannabis (as a result, it is not classified as a drug) in North Korea or if there is, it is mostly unenforced. However, other reports claim that cannabis is illegal.[138]

 Norway

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Norway
Notes
Up to fifteen grams is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine in the case of first-time offenders; possessing more is punished more harshly. In December 2017, the Norwegian Parliament announced its intention to decriminalize certain psychoactive drugs for personal use, including cannabis and provide for medical treatment to users rather than enforce fines and imprisonment.[139]

 Oman

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Oman

 Pakistan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Pakistan
Notes
The use of cannabis is prohibited in Pakistan, however the smoking of hashish in Peshawar and the northern parts of Pakistan tends to be tolerated. One may be sent to jail for up to six months if found with charas in other parts of the country.[140]

 Palau

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Palau

 Panama

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Panama

 Papua New Guinea

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Papua New Guinea

 Paraguay

 Illegal (decriminalized up to ten grams) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Paraguay
Notes
In Paraguay, Law N° 1.340 (Art. 30), exempted from punishment those in possession of a maximum of ten grams of marijuana for personal consumption.[141][142]

 Peru

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal[143] Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Peru
Notes

Possession is decriminalized Art. 299 of the Criminal Code. Possession of under eight grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[144][145][146][147]

Illegal: Cultivation, production or sell is punished with eight to fifteen years in prison.[148][149]

 Philippines

 Illegal Provision for medicinal use as per Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Pending Government approval Illegal (For medicinal and scientific purposes only)
Main article: Cannabis in the Philippines
Notes
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, makes provision for restricted medicinal use.[150] Congress introduced House Bill No. 4477, known as the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, which would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana.[151]

 Poland

 Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Poland
Notes
On 26 May 2011, Poland introduced legislation that would give prosecutors the option to not prosecute for possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use, if it is a first offence, or if the person is drug dependent.[152] The legislation raised the maximum possible penalty for placing a large number of drugs from ten to twelve years in prison. However, for possession of large quantities of drugs would result up to ten years in prison (previously up to eight years).[153]

 Portugal

 Illegal (decriminalized) Illegal Illegal (decriminalized)
Main article: Cannabis in Portugal
Notes
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the use of all drugs.[154]

 Qatar

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Qatar

 Romania

 Illegal; ban often unenforced) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Romania
Notes
Romania was (before 1990) a leader in hemp fiber, second only to China. Possession of small quantities of drug preparations is punishable by a large fine for first offenders, six months to two years in prison if the person has been convicted before. Possession of large amounts or trafficking is punishable by two to seven years of jail time.[155] Decriminalization proposed.[156] Medicinal cannabis was legalized in 2013.[157][158]

 Russia

 Illegal (decriminalized), possession of quantities of up to six grams Illegal Illegal (decriminalized), cultivation of up to twenty plants[citation needed]
Main article: Cannabis in Russia
Notes
Possession of under six grams of cannabis or two grams of hashish is an administrative rather than criminal infraction.[159]

 Rwanda

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Rwanda

 Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Saint Lucia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Lucia

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 Samoa

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Samoa
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 San Marino

 Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in San Marino

 São Tomé and Príncipe

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in São Tomé and Principe

 Saudi Arabia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saudi Arabia
Notes
Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use could go up to six months jail time or more. Dealing and smuggling of high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions are rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.[160]

 Senegal

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Senegal

 Serbia

 illegal [161] Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Serbia
Notes
Possession is punishable by a fine or by imprisonment of up to three years. Sale and transport are punishable by imprisonment from three to twelve years. Cultivation is punishable by imprisonment from six months to five years. Higher penalties for organized crime.[162]

 Seychelles

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Seychelles

 Sierra Leone

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sierra Leone
Notes
Cannabis banned in 1920.[163]

 Singapore

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Singapore
Notes
Banned in 1870.[164] Cannabis is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, making it illegal to cultivate, sell or possess. Those who are caught with 500g of cannabis or more, are presumed as drug traffickers, and are punished with a possible death penalty.[165][166]

 Slovakia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Slovakia
Notes
Possession or use of small amounts of Cannabis (or only one joint) is punishable by up to eight years in prison.[167][168] In April 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported that Robert Fico, the incoming Slovak prime minister, might push for partial legalisation of cannabis possession, and has argued for the legalisation of possession of up to three doses of cannabis for personal use.[168]

 Slovenia

 Illegal (decriminalized) Cannabis-based drugs Legal for quantities with ≤ 0.2 % THC on a ≤ 0.1 ha surface, or ≥ 0.1 ha surface with a governmental permit for cannabis cultivation.[169]
Main article: Cannabis in Slovenia
Notes
Cannabis-based drugs are legal for medicinal use, but not cannabis itself.[170][171] Possession of any drug for personal use is decriminalized.[172]

 Solomon Islands

 illegal illegal illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Solomon Islands

 Somalia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Somalia

 South Africa

 illegal but unconstitutional illegal but unconstitutional illegal but unconstitutional
Main article: Cannabis in South Africa
Notes
On 31 March 2017, the Dagga Couple won a landmark ruling in the Western Cape High Court, where they said that the ban on cannabis was unconstitutional, and allowed the dagga couple to take their case on legalizing cannabis to the constitutional court. Due to this landmark ruling, so many news outlets have announced that cannabis was legal in South Africa. This is false, and has actually resulted in a spike of arrests as people were freely smoking it.[173][174][175]

 South Korea

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in South Korea
Notes
Cannabis banned under the Cannabis Control Act of 1976.[176]

 South Sudan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in South Sudan

 Spain

 Legal (Private areas only, illegal in public areas (decriminalized), offenders receive an administrative fine.) Possession of more than 70/100gr. (depending on the autonomous community) is considered as possession with the intention of trafficking.[177] Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals Legal (Only for own consumption. If the plants are located somewhere visible from the street/public place, it is an administrative offense[178])
Main article: Cannabis in Spain
Notes
Sale and importation of any quantity of cannabis is a criminal offence, punishable by jail time. The purchase, possession and consumption of cannabis in a public place constitutes a misdemeanour and punishable by a fine and confiscation of the product. Consumption and cultivation by adults in a private space is legal, the latter due to a legal vacuum. Cannabis plants that are located somewhere visible from the street/public place (ie. from balconies) are considered a serious administrative offense, which leads to a fine from 601 to 30.000€.[179][180] About 500 private "cannabis clubs" exist in Spain, 200 of them in Barcelona, and Spain is spoken of as the "new Amsterdam," a destination for marijuana tourists.[181] All actions related to cannabis apart from sale or trade aren't considered criminal offenses,[182] and normally are misdemeanors punishable by a fine.[183]
In June 2017, Catalonia legalised cannabis after the government voted by 118 to 9 to regulate the local cannabis clubs; the cultivation, consumption and distribution of cannabis is now legal for those who are members of designated clubs.[184]

 Sri Lanka

 Illegal Used in some Ayurvedic medicines Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sri Lanka
Notes
Cannabis is illegal in Sri Lanka though it is commonly used in Ayurvedic traditional medicines.[185]

 Sudan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sudan

 Suriname

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Suriname
Notes
Cannabis was banned in Suriname in the early 20th century, having been popularized there by Asian immigrants.[186]

 Swaziland

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Swaziland

 Sweden

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sweden
Notes
It is illegal to sell, transfer, purchase, use or possess any quantity of cannabis in Sweden. Social stigmatisation through social rejection and exclusion from the labourmarket and social services are the most common sanctions in matters regarding personal use. The national police runs a "disturb and annoy" program aimed at users supported by the national "zero tolerance" policy. .[187][188]

  Switzerland

 Illegal (decriminalized) Legal for medicinal purposes. Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Switzerland
Notes
Since 2012, possession of ten grams or less is decriminalized to a fine.[189]

 Syria

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Syria
Notes
Under the policies of the government of Bashar al-Assad, many cannabis offences, from simple use to trafficking, reportedly often carried a sentence of life imprisonment. As the country has become destabilised as a result of civil war, people living in areas controlled by Kurdish separatists have begun growing cannabis as a way of making money to fight poverty.[190]

 Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC)

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Taiwan
Notes
Cannabis is a schedule 2 narcotic in the ROC, and possession can result in up to three years imprisonment.[191]

 Tajikistan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tajikistan
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes

 Tanzania

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tanzania

 Thailand

 Illegal (Poorly enforced) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Thailand
Notes
Criminalized in 1935.[192] According to the Thailand Narcotics Act, B.E. 2522 (1979), possession, cultivation, and transport (import/export) of up to 10 kg cannabis may result in a maximum sentence of half a decade in prison or a fine.[193]

 Togo

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Togo

 Tonga

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tonga

 Trinidad and Tobago

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Trinidad and Tobago
Notes
Banned in 1925.[194]

 Tunisia

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tunisia
Notes
Banned in 1953.[195] Using or possessing entails 1–5 years of imprisonment + 1000-3000 dinars (around 500$-1500$).[196][197][198]

 Turkey

 Illegal Legal Legal for medicinal and scientific purposes.[199]
Main article: Cannabis in Turkey
Notes
The cultivation of marijuana is legal in nineteen provinces in Turkey for medicincal and scientific purposes. However, with permission this can also be conducted in other provinces too.[200] Consuming any drug (personal use or not) is illegal and requires juridical process. Possessing, purchasing or receiving any illegal drug, including Cannabis, is punishable by one to two years in prison; there is also the option of treatment or probation for up to three years. If users refuse treatment or do not comply with probation requirements, the courts can decide on sentencing.[201] Sale and supply is punishable by a prison term of five to ten years, and production or trafficking by a minimum term of ten years.[201]

 Turkmenistan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Turkmenistan

 Tuvalu

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tuvalu

 Uganda

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Uganda

 Ukraine

 Illegal (decriminalized possession of quantities of up to five grams) Illegal Illegal (decriminalized up to ten plants)
Main article: Cannabis in Ukraine
[202]

 United Arab Emirates

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates
Notes
Even the smallest amounts of the drug can lead to a mandatory four-year prison sentence.[203]

 United Kingdom

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the United Kingdom
Notes
Banned in 1928,[204] made a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[205]

 United States

 Legal in 9 states, the District of Columbia, and some Indian Reservations – but illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states have decriminalized.
See also: Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States
 Legal in 31 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia – but illegal at federal level.[206]
See also: Medical cannabis in the United States
 Illegal at federal level, permitted locally in some states allowing recreational or medical use.
Main articles: Cannabis in the United States and Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction
Notes
Laws vary by state, territory, Indian Reservation, and the District of Columbia. Federal law classifies cannabis as a Schedule I prohibited substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in Gonzales v. Raich that the federal government has the ability to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medicinal purposes. However, individuals acting in accordance with state medical cannabis laws are protected from federal prosecution by the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment. Recognized Indian Reservations are allowed to regulate cannabis for both recreational and medical use under a policy announced by the Justice Department in 2014.[207]

 Uruguay

 Legal (but buying prohibited for foreigners) Legal for all uses. Legal
(up to six plants)
Main article: Cannabis in Uruguay
Notes
José Mujica has fully legalized any use of Cannabis in Uruguay; law does not specify quantity for "personal amount".[208] As of 10 December 2013, the House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill legalizing and regulating the production and sale of the drug. The new law says that buyers must be eighteen or older, residents of Uruguay, and must register with the authorities. Authorities will grow the cannabis that can be sold legally.[209][210][211]

 Uzbekistan

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Uzbekistan
Notes
Opiates, cannabis and other plants containing psychotropic substances are illegal.[212]

 Vanuatu

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Vanuatu

 Vatican City

 Illegal Illegal Infeasible
Main article: Cannabis in Vatican City

 Venezuela

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Venezuela
Notes
As of 15 September 2010 possession of up to 20 grams of Marijuana or 5 grams of genetically modified Marijuana, if proven not to be for medicinal or personal consumption, is punishable by one to two years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures. Articulos 131 y 153 de la Ley Organica de Drogas.[213]

 Vietnam

 Illegal (unenforced) Illegal (unenforced) Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Vietnam

 Yemen

 Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Yemen

 Zambia

 Illegal Illegal Legal if licensed by the Minister of Health; however, no licenses are currently issued
Main article: Cannabis in Zambia

 Zimbabwe

 Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Zimbabwe
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes







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