Kosovo countries/xk.yaml
Unauthorised possession carries a fine and one to three years in prison under the [2019 Cr … sonal use, the penalty is a fine or up to one year; the drugs are confiscated.[@code2019] Statutory aggravation, including group involvement, large quantities or an offence within 350 metres of a school or educational institution, can bring a fine and three to fifteen years.[@code2019]
label First offence, under 3 g for personal use · treatment criminal · term Possession · p … · term Possession · prison min 1 year · prison 3 years · note Fine and one to three years, label Statutorily aggravated offence · treatment criminal · term Aggravated drug offence · prison min 3 years · prison 15 years · note Fine and prison; article 275 includes group involvement, large quantities and proximity to schools
Growing cannabis to produce narcotic drugs carries one to ten years in prison, with confiscation of the plants and cultivation equipment.[@code2019] Statutory aggravation under article 275 raises this to a fine and three to fifteen years.[@code2019] The drug law also prohibits growing plants from which narcotics can be obtained.[@code2019,l128]
label Growing to produce narcotic drugs · treatment criminal · term Production · prison min 1 year · prison 10 years · note Plants and equipment confiscated, label Statutorily aggravated offence · treatment criminal · term Aggravated drug offence · prison min 3 years · prison 15 years · note Fine and prison; article 275 includes group involvement, large quantities and proximity to schools
Unauthorised distribution or sale carries a fine and two to twelve years in prison. Buying … o to eight years.[@code2019] The drug law’s restrictions also cover free delivery.[@l128] Article 275 sets a fine and three to fifteen years for specified aggravated offences, including group involvement, large quantities and offences within 350 metres of schools or educational institutions.[@code2019]
label Holding or buying with intent to supply · treatment criminal · term Purchase or poss … years · prison 10 years · note Fine and imprisonment; drugs and relevant means confiscated, label Statutorily aggravated offence · treatment criminal · term Aggravated drug offence · prison min 3 years · prison 15 years · note Fine and prison; article 275 includes group involvement, large quantities and proximity to schools
Even the first-offence tier for less than three grams is a criminal offence, punishable by … drugs. Ordinary unauthorised possession carries a fine and one to three years.[@code2019] The police assessment also describes limited domestic rehabilitation capacity and costly longer treatment abroad for some families.[@socta2025]
code2019, socta2025
Kosovo Police’s 2025 threat assessment describes both imports from Albania and domestic cu … ants seized during that year; weight and plant counts are separate measures.[@annual2025] The threat assessment records sixteen cultivation laboratories discovered in 2021–2024, eight in northern Kosovo, and thirty-three related arrests.[@socta2025]
licensed
Institutions and researchers need a licence to buy, supply, possess or use Table I cannabis for scientific work.[@l128] The Interior Ministry issues that licence after approval from the narcotics committee.[@l128] Researchers must record quantities, purpose, users and disposal, report annually, and keep the records and invoices for five years.[@l128] This handling route operates alongside the law’s separate cultivation prohibition.[@l128]
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