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segments › enforcement › textUsers are not prosecuted — prosecutors were told to reject simple-possession cases in 2010, and proportionality and the situation of women were written into drug sentencing in 2013.[@law8204,obs](/history/costa-rica-prosecutors-circular-2010/)(/history/costa-rica-law-9161-2013/) Cultivation or possession proved to be for trafficking, and unauthorised supply, carry eight to fifteen years in prison.[@law8204,court2018] [Use stopped being a crime in 1988.](/history/costa-rica-law-7093-1988/)
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wordsword marihuana · lang Spanish (Costa Rica) · meaning The standard Spanish word in Costa Rican press and law debates, from legalisation interviews to the 2024 court ruling coverage · sources obs
context › culture › textCosta Rica never punished users much in practice: prosecutors were told to reject simple-possession cases in 2010,(/history/costa-rica-prosecutors-circular-2010/) and home growing is tolerated case by case after the 2016 acquittal.(/history/costa-rica-home-growing-ruling-2016/) San José even had a private members' consumption space, High Club, for about a year from December 2020.[@lr22] The press calls the drug marihuana,[@obs] known across the region as [mota](/culture/language/mota/).
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+- Word marihuana (Spanish (Costa Rica), press/law-debate usage); culture section (2010 circular + 2016 acquittal + High Club + marihuana/mota with /culture/language/mota/ link).
+- New `articles/costa-rica-home-growing-ruling-2016.md` (Resolution 00481-2018: roof grower, no trafficking proof needed) + `articles/costa-rica-prosecutors-circular-2010.md` (Circular 02-2010 + 2011 follow-up) + `articles/costa-rica-law-9161-2013.md` (Art. 77 proportionality, 120 women, Chinchilla pardons 7) + `articles/costa-rica-recreational-bill-unconstitutional-2024.md` (Delfino: file 23.383 vs conventions) + `articles/costa-rica-hemp-permits-2024.md` (MJBiz: 57 licences, 1.0%, Azul Wellness); 2010/2013 links added to enforcement.
+- Deduped a doubled `- mag` in planting sources.
+- Audit 0/0; page + all five articles verified in review HTML.
+- Left: 2019 medical pilot + treaty entries (imp 1, skipped), THC patient-supply verification (already flagged in profile).
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