Cannabis Freedom Index

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Every law or ruling that moved a country's score, newest first: 301 in all. For the full story of each, with context and treaties, see the History.

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DateCountryChangeScore
🇬🇩 GrenadaGrenada decriminalises cannabis11 → 37 +26
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechia legalises possession and home growing29 → 44 +15
🇸🇮 SloveniaSlovenia's medical cannabis law takes effect22 → 23 +1
🇹🇭 ThailandThailand goes prescription-only64 → 27 −37
🇯🇵 JapanJapan makes cannabis use a crime3 → 2 −1
🇺🇦 UkraineUkraine legalises medical cannabis22 → 23 +1
🇸🇰 SlovakiaSlovakia cuts sentences for small amounts9 → 11 +2
🇧🇸 BahamasThe Bahamas passes its Cannabis Act11 → 22 +11
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil's Supreme Court decriminalises personal possession15 → 23 +8
🇩🇪 GermanyGermany legalises possession and home growing21 → 44 +23
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuador repeals its personal-use thresholds23 → 18 −5
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg legalises home growing20 → 37 +17
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland starts regulated pilot sales29 → 30 +1
🇬🇾 GuyanaGuyana ends jail for small amounts9 → 17 +8
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland lifts its ban on medical cannabis28 → 29 +1
🇹🇭 ThailandThailand removes cannabis from its narcotics list7 → 64 +57
🇳🇴 NorwayNorway's Supreme Court ends punishment for addicts12 → 17 +5
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea's new controlled-substances regime takes effect11 → 7 −4
🇨🇷 Costa RicaCosta Rica legalises medical cannabis and hemp22 → 23 +1
🇲🇹 MaltaMalta becomes the first EU country to legalise22 → 41 +19
🇵🇦 PanamaPanama legalises medical cannabis11 → 12 +1
🇱🇨 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia decriminalises 30 g11 → 37 +26
🇲🇦 MoroccoMorocco legalises cannabis for medical and industrial use12 → 13 +1
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico's Supreme Court strikes down the ban on personal use17 → 25 +8
🇧🇧 BarbadosBarbados decriminalises 14 g12 → 22 +10
🇮🇪 IrelandIreland lets police caution for cannabis possession12 → 14 +2
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina lets registered patients grow their own20 → 26 +6
🇩🇲 DominicaDominica decriminalises small amounts11 → 37 +26
🇫🇷 FranceFrance introduces a €200 on-the-spot fine11 → 13 +2
🇸🇨 SeychellesSeychelles allows cannabidiol medicines11 → 12 +1
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand opens its medicinal cannabis scheme18 → 20 +2
🇬🇭 GhanaGhana treats drug use as a health issue9 → 16 +7
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis raises the limit to 56 g29 → 33 +4
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago decriminalises cannabis6 → 37 +31
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly's top court allows minimal home growing23 → 26 +3
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil allows cannabis products in pharmacies14 → 15 +1
🇧🇧 BarbadosBarbados legalises medical and sacramental cannabis11 → 12 +1
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuador legalises medical cannabis and hemp22 → 23 +1
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand tells police to consider health first13 → 18 +5
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis decriminalises after a court ruling11 → 29 +18
🇮🇪 IrelandIreland starts its Medical Cannabis Access Programme11 → 12 +1
🇮🇱 IsraelIsrael replaces prosecution with fines20 → 25 +5
🇹🇭 ThailandThailand legalises medical cannabis6 → 7 +1
🇨🇾 CyprusCyprus widens medical cannabis9 → 10 +1
🇦🇬 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda passes its Cannabis Act28 → 36 +8
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent legalises a medical cannabis industry22 → 24 +2
🇬🇧 United KingdomThe United Kingdom allows medical cannabis13 → 15 +2
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada legalises cannabis nationwide15 → 53 +38
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa's top court protects private use and growing11 → 49 +38
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgia's Constitutional Court ends punishment for use19 → 22 +3
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent decriminalises two ounces11 → 22 +11
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg legalises medical cannabis19 → 20 +1
🇲🇹 MaltaMalta legalises medical cannabis21 → 22 +1
🇬🇷 GreeceGreece legalises medical cannabis13 → 14 +1
🇦🇬 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda decriminalises 15 g11 → 28 +17
🇩🇰 DenmarkDenmark starts a medical cannabis pilot18 → 20 +2
🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay legalises medical cannabis17 → 18 +1
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgia's Constitutional Court ends criminal penalties for use14 → 19 +5
🇵🇪 PeruPeru legalises medical cannabis20 → 21 +1
🇧🇿 BelizeBelize decriminalises 10 g11 → 25 +14
🇵🇱 PolandPoland allows medical cannabis in pharmacies11 → 14 +3
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Court: possessing up to 10 g is not punishable23 → 28 +5
🇺🇾 UruguayUruguay's pharmacies start selling cannabis49 → 51 +2
🇩🇪 GermanyGermany legalises medical cannabis20 → 21 +1
🇱🇹 LithuaniaLithuania makes any possession a crime17 → 11 −6
🇺🇸 United StatesFour more US states legalise, including California24 → 34 +10
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombia legalises medical cannabis38 → 39 +1
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia legalises medical cannabis11 → 12 +1
🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralia legalises medical cannabis19 → 22 +3
🇦🇹 AustriaAustria sends users to the health authority, not court19 → 21 +2
🇨🇱 ChileChile allows cannabis medicines25 → 26 +1
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgia's Constitutional Court rules out prison for 70 g9 → 14 +5
🇭🇷 CroatiaCroatia legalises medical cannabis19 → 20 +1
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombia's Supreme Court protects growing up to 20 plants30 → 38 +8
🇪🇸 SpainSpain raises fines for public possession33 → 31 −2
🇯🇴 JordanJordan treats first-time users differently1 → 3 +2
🇨🇱 ChileChile's Supreme Court accepts growing for personal use22 → 25 +3
🇲🇹 MaltaMalta stops prosecuting small possession9 → 21 +12
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica decriminalises ganja11 → 35 +24
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly's Constitutional Court strikes down the 2006 drug law18 → 23 +5
🇷🇴 RomaniaRomania's new penal code lowers the penalty for possession9 → 11 +2
🇺🇾 UruguayUruguay becomes the first country to legalise32 → 49 +17
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland introduces a CHF 100 fine16 → 23 +7
🇸🇮 SloveniaSlovenia reclassifies cannabinoids for medical use21 → 22 +1
🇭🇺 HungaryHungary's new criminal code makes consumption a crime again12 → 10 −2
🇬🇷 GreeceGreece makes personal use a minor offence11 → 13 +2
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuador sets personal-use thresholds17 → 22 +5
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechia legalises medical cannabis28 → 29 +1
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly legalises medical cannabis17 → 18 +1
🇭🇷 CroatiaCroatia makes personal possession a misdemeanour11 → 19 +8
🇺🇸 United StatesColorado and Washington become the first US states to legalise16 → 24 +8
🇵🇱 PolandPoland lets prosecutors drop small cases9 → 11 +2
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechia sets decriminalised amounts20 → 28 +8
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina's Supreme Court protects private use11 → 20 +9
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico stops prosecuting up to 5 g11 → 17 +6
🇦🇲 ArmeniaArmenia decriminalises drug use11 → 18 +7
🇬🇧 United KingdomThe United Kingdom moves cannabis back to Class B19 → 13 −6
🇲🇩 MoldovaMoldova makes drug use an administrative offence11 → 19 +8
🇮🇱 IsraelIsrael sets up its medical cannabis programme17 → 20 +3
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil ends prison for users9 → 14 +5
🇧🇬 BulgariaBulgaria sets one to six years for possession1 → 8 +7
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly puts cannabis in the same class as hard drugs21 → 17 −4
🇷🇺 RussiaRussia cuts the decriminalised amount to 6 g15 → 11 −4
🇧🇬 BulgariaBulgaria abolishes the personal dose12 → 1 −11
🇩🇰 DenmarkDenmark replaces warnings with fines22 → 18 −4
🇷🇺 RussiaRussia decriminalises small amounts8 → 15 +7
🇬🇧 United KingdomThe United Kingdom downgrades cannabis to Class C13 → 19 +6
🇧🇪 BelgiumBelgium writes the low priority into law17 → 24 +7
🇭🇺 HungaryHungary reopens diversion for all users8 → 12 +4
🇪🇪 EstoniaEstonia makes small amounts a misdemeanour11 → 19 +8
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada opens legal medical access13 → 15 +2
🇪🇸 SpainCannabis social clubs take root in Spain30 → 33 +3
🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal decriminalises all drugs11 → 24 +13
🇫🇮 FinlandFinland starts handling drug use with on-the-spot fines11 → 13 +2
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg drops prison for personal use11 → 19 +8
🇵🇱 PolandPoland makes all possession a crime21 → 9 −12
🇭🇺 HungaryHungary restricts diversion to addicts12 → 8 −4
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechia makes possession a crime again25 → 20 −5
🇧🇪 BelgiumBelgium gives cannabis possession the lowest priority11 → 17 +6
🇦🇹 AustriaAustria adopts "therapy instead of punishment"11 → 19 +8
🇵🇱 PolandPoland criminalises possession, with an exception27 → 21 −6
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesia introduces Class I and the death penalty3 → 0 −3
🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia legalises medical cannabis14 → 16 +2
🇳🇱 NetherlandsThe Netherlands cuts the tolerated amount to 5 g39 → 37 −2
🇱🇦 LaosLaos bans cannabis98 → 12 −86
🇰🇭 CambodiaCambodia bans cannabis98 → 13 −85
🇨🇱 ChileChile stops punishing private use11 → 22 +11
🇸🇰 SlovakiaIndependent Slovakia makes possession a crime25 → 9 −16
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombia's Constitutional Court protects the personal dose11 → 30 +19
🇩🇪 GermanyGermany's Constitutional Court limits prosecution of small amounts15 → 20 +5
🇭🇺 HungaryHungary introduces treatment instead of punishment8 → 12 +4
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly votes to decriminalise personal use11 → 21 +10
🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal softens the penalty for use9 → 11 +2
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa replaces its apartheid-era drug law7 → 11 +4
🇪🇸 SpainSpain starts fining possession and use in public34 → 30 −4
🇵🇪 PeruPeru exempts possession for personal use11 → 20 +9
🇸🇰 SlovakiaCzechoslovakia's decriminalisation covers Slovakia12 → 25 +13
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly makes personal use punishable21 → 11 −10
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechoslovakia stops punishing possession for personal use12 → 25 +13
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina criminalises personal possession again22 → 11 −11
🇧🇩 BangladeshBangladesh bans cannabis outright32 → 3 −29
🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay exempts 10 g for personal use11 → 17 +6
🇸🇪 SwedenSweden makes drug use itself a crime11 → 10 −1
🇲🇭 Marshall IslandsThe Marshall Islands pass their narcotics act98 → 11 −87
🇦🇺 AustraliaSouth Australia starts fining instead of prosecuting11 → 19 +8
🇺🇸 United StatesThe United States brings back mandatory minimums16 → 14 −2
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina's Supreme Court first protects personal use11 → 22 +11
🇮🇳 IndiaIndia bans ganja and charas nationwide40 → 13 −27
🇨🇳 ChinaChina classes cannabis as a narcotic98 → 5 −93
🇪🇸 SpainSpain takes personal possession out of criminal law11 → 34 +23
🇲🇾 MalaysiaMalaysia makes death mandatory for trafficking9 → 2 −7
🇱🇮 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein passes its narcotics law98 → 13 −85
🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Philippines makes six years the minimum for marijuana possession2 → 0 −2
🇹🇭 ThailandThailand passes the Narcotics Act19 → 6 −13
🇵🇰 PakistanPakistan prohibits cannabis35 → 10 −25
🇰🇲 ComorosThe Comoros ban cannabis again72 → 9 −63
🇧🇳 BruneiBrunei's Misuse of Drugs Act takes effect98 → 0 −98
🇮🇪 IrelandIreland passes the Misuse of Drugs Act9 → 11 +2
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil separates users from traffickers again7 → 9 +2
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndependent Indonesia passes its first narcotics law12 → 3 −9
🇰🇷 South KoreaSouth Korea passes the Cannabis Control Act98 → 2 −96
🇳🇱 NetherlandsThe Netherlands separates cannabis from hard drugs12 → 39 +27
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly stops punishing a modest quantity11 → 21 +10
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland makes consumption an offence17 → 16 −1
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand passes the Misuse of Drugs Act11 → 13 +2
🇰🇲 ComorosThe Comoros legalise cannabis11 → 72 +61
🇺🇾 UruguayUruguay stops punishing possession for personal use11 → 32 +21
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina makes personal possession a crime again22 → 11 −11
🇲🇲 MyanmarBurma bans cannabis again49 → 4 −45
🇺🇸 United StatesOregon becomes the first US state to decriminalise11 → 16 +5
🇳🇵 NepalNepal closes its legal cannabis shops49 → 12 −37
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore's Misuse of Drugs Act takes effect11 → 0 −11
🇬🇧 United KingdomBritain's Misuse of Drugs Act takes effect11 → 13 +2
🇦🇫 AfghanistanAfghanistan outlaws cannabis production98 → 1 −97
🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourg passes its drug law98 → 11 −87
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica drops mandatory prison for ganja9 → 11 +2
🇫🇮 FinlandFinland makes personal use a crime17 → 11 −6
🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Philippines pass the Dangerous Drugs Act4 → 2 −2
🇩🇪 GermanyWest Germany replaces the Opium Law with the Narcotics Law24 → 15 −9
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa imposes mandatory prison for dagga11 → 7 −4
🇫🇷 FranceFrance makes private use a crime17 → 11 −6
🇺🇸 United StatesThe United States passes the Controlled Substances Act7 → 11 +4
🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal makes drug use a crime17 → 9 −8
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea closes the locally grown marijuana loophole98 → 11 −87
🇮🇸 IcelandIceland bans cannabis98 → 16 −82
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada lets possession be dealt with by a fine11 → 13 +2
🇩🇰 DenmarkDenmark tells police to warn, not prosecute11 → 22 +11
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil's military government punishes users like traffickers11 → 7 −4
🇻🇳 VietnamSouth Vietnam outlaws cannabis98 → 6 −92
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina exempts possession for personal use11 → 22 +11
🇬🇧 United KingdomBritain gives police the power to stop and search for drugs15 → 11 −4
🇼🇸 SamoaSamoa passes the Narcotics Act98 → 9 −89
🇳🇬 NigeriaNigeria's military government issues the Indian Hemp Decree11 → 3 −8
🇫🇮 FinlandFinland prohibits cannabis98 → 17 −81
🇬🇧 United KingdomBritain makes growing cannabis an offence20 → 15 −5
🇸🇰 SlovakiaCzechoslovakia's criminal code punishes possession in Slovakia20 → 12 −8
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechoslovakia's new criminal code punishes possession20 → 12 −8
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada passes the Narcotic Control Act9 → 11 +2
🇪🇬 EgyptEgypt passes its narcotics law11 → 3 −8
🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Philippines explicitly criminalises marijuana possession and use7 → 4 −3
🇺🇸 United StatesThe United States raises penalties again9 → 7 −2
🇲🇦 MoroccoIndependent Morocco bans kif57 → 12 −45
🇩🇰 DenmarkDenmark passes the Euphoriant Substances Act98 → 11 −87
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly treats users and dealers alike13 → 11 −2
🇳🇱 NetherlandsThe Netherlands bans possession of cannabis98 → 12 −86
🇵🇭 PhilippinesThe Philippines adopts its first national marijuana controls98 → 7 −91
🇹🇳 TunisiaTunisia ends legal cannabis sales55 → 3 −52
🇲🇾 MalaysiaMalaya passes the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance11 → 9 −2
🇺🇸 United StatesThe United States introduces mandatory minimum sentences11 → 9 −2
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSwitzerland bans cannabis98 → 17 −81
🇵🇱 PolandPoland classifies cannabis as a narcotic98 → 27 −71
🇯🇵 JapanJapan passes the Cannabis Control Act98 → 3 −95
🇸🇾 SyriaSyria bans growing cannabis98 → 3 −95
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica makes prison mandatory for ganja13 → 9 −4
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico suspends its health-based drug rule24 → 11 −13
🇱🇹 LithuaniaSoviet drug law is imposed on Lithuania98 → 17 −81
🇱🇻 LatviaSoviet drug law is imposed on Latvia98 → 14 −84
🇪🇪 EstoniaSoviet drug law is imposed on Estonia98 → 11 −87
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico briefly treats drug use as a health matter11 → 24 +13
🇲🇲 MyanmarBurma legalises and taxes cannabis11 → 49 +38
🇲🇹 MaltaMalta passes the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance98 → 9 −89
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombia restricts cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇸🇰 SlovakiaCzechoslovakia's Opium Act covers Slovakia98 → 20 −78
🇨🇿 CzechiaCzechoslovakia passes its Opium Act98 → 20 −78
🇺🇸 United StatesThe United States passes the Marihuana Tax Act22 → 11 −11
🇮🇪 IrelandIreland bans cannabis98 → 9 −89
🇵🇸 PalestineBritish Palestine passes the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance98 → 8 −90
🇮🇱 IsraelBritish Palestine passes the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance98 → 17 −81
🇳🇬 NigeriaNigeria passes the Dangerous Drugs Act98 → 11 −87
🇹🇭 ThailandSiam passes the Cannabis Act98 → 19 −79
🇺🇿 UzbekistanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Uzbekistan98 → 6 −92
🇺🇦 UkraineThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Ukraine98 → 22 −76
🇹🇲 TurkmenistanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Turkmenistan98 → 2 −96
🇹🇯 TajikistanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Tajikistan98 → 3 −95
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia enacts its first anti-drug law98 → 0 −98
🇷🇺 RussiaThe Soviet Union bans growing cannabis98 → 8 −90
🇲🇩 MoldovaThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Moldova98 → 11 −87
🇰🇬 KyrgyzstanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Kyrgyzstan98 → 18 −80
🇰🇿 KazakhstanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Kazakhstan98 → 14 −84
🇬🇪 GeorgiaThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Georgia98 → 9 −89
🇧🇾 BelarusThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Belarus98 → 0 −98
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Azerbaijan98 → 8 −90
🇦🇲 ArmeniaThe Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Armenia98 → 11 −87
🇹🇷 TürkiyeTurkey passes its narcotics control law98 → 11 −87
🇬🇹 GuatemalaGuatemala restricts Indian hemp and marihuana98 → 9 −89
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil bans cannabis nationwide98 → 11 −87
🇸🇪 SwedenSweden brings cannabis under its narcotics rules98 → 11 −87
🇸🇮 SloveniaYugoslavia's criminal code covers Slovenia98 → 21 −77
🇷🇸 SerbiaYugoslavia's criminal code covers Serbia98 → 11 −87
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaYugoslavia's criminal code covers North Macedonia98 → 11 −87
🇲🇪 MontenegroYugoslavia's criminal code covers Montenegro98 → 11 −87
🇽🇰 KosovoYugoslavia's criminal code covers Kosovo98 → 11 −87
🇭🇷 CroatiaYugoslavia's criminal code covers Croatia98 → 11 −87
🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaYugoslavia's criminal code covers Bosnia and Herzegovina98 → 11 −87
🇩🇪 GermanyGermany adds cannabis to its Opium Law98 → 24 −74
🇪🇸 SpainSpain first restricts cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇧🇸 BahamasThe Bahamas pass the Dangerous Drugs Act98 → 11 −87
🇬🇧 United KingdomBritain bans cannabis98 → 20 −78
🇷🇴 RomaniaRomania passes a narcotics law98 → 9 −89
🇳🇱 NetherlandsThe Netherlands restricts the cannabis trade100 → 98 −2
🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand bans cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇮🇩 IndonesiaThe Dutch East Indies ban cannabis98 → 12 −86
🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal passes its first drug law98 → 17 −81
🇱🇧 LebanonLebanon prohibits hashish98 → 11 −87
🇬🇦 GabonFrance bans cannabis in French Equatorial Africa98 → 9 −89
🇨🇬 CongoFrance bans cannabis in French Equatorial Africa98 → 9 −89
🇹🇩 ChadFrance bans cannabis in French Equatorial Africa98 → 9 −89
🇨🇫 Central African RepublicFrance bans cannabis in French Equatorial Africa98 → 9 −89
🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralia begins banning cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentina makes drug possession a crime98 → 11 −87
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago bans ganja49 → 6 −43
🇸🇩 SudanSudan bans cannabis98 → 3 −95
🇸🇸 South SudanSudan, then including the south, bans cannabis98 → 3 −95
🇵🇦 PanamaPanama bans cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇮🇹 ItalyItaly passes its first drug law98 → 13 −85
🇨🇦 CanadaCanada bans cannabis98 → 9 −89
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth Africa bans dagga nationwide58 → 11 −47
🇧🇪 BelgiumBelgium passes its drug law98 → 11 −87
🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone bans cannabis98 → 3 −95
🇲🇽 MexicoMexico bans marijuana98 → 11 −87
🇩🇿 AlgeriaFrance bans hashish in Algeria98 → 3 −95
🇫🇷 FranceFrance passes its first drug law98 → 17 −81
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad puts ganja under licence98 → 49 −49
🇰🇪 KenyaThe East Africa Protectorate bans cannabis98 → 3 −95
🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican states begin banning cannabis98 → 22 −76
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica passes the Ganja Law98 → 13 −85
🇬🇾 GuyanaBritish Guiana passes the Indian Hemp Ordinance49 → 9 −40
🇦🇴 AngolaPortugal bans cannabis in Angola98 → 11 −87
🇫🇯 FijiFiji bans the import of Indian hemp98 → 13 −85
🇱🇰 Sri LankaCeylon passes the Indian Hemp Ordinance49 → 9 −40
🇺🇬 UgandaThe Uganda Protectorate bans cannabis98 → 9 −89
🇲🇲 MyanmarBritish Burma bans cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇬🇷 GreeceGreece bans hashish98 → 11 −87
🇸🇨 SeychellesSeychelles bans cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇪🇬 EgyptEgypt bans the import of hashish98 → 11 −87
🇸🇬 SingaporeThe Straits Settlements ban cannabis98 → 11 −87
🇲🇾 MalaysiaThe Straits Settlements ban covers Penang and Malacca98 → 11 −87
🇱🇰 Sri LankaCeylon restricts cannabis sales to licensed dealers98 → 49 −49
🇬🇾 GuyanaBritish Guiana regulates the sale of bhang98 → 49 −49
🇲🇺 MauritiusMauritius bans cannabis98 → 9 −89
🇲🇬 MadagascarThe Merina kingdom bans cannabis98 → 9 −89