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titleAndorra's first replaces its 1990 Criminal Code takes effect
descriptionTheAndorra’s replacement Criminal Code approved on 21 February 2005 took effect, codifying Andorran after a six-month publication delay. It repealed the code of 11 July 1990; it was not the country’s first criminal lawcode. InLater amendments changed its current text, article 499 makes using, growing, bringing in or possessing cannabis for one's own provisions, including personal-use a minor offence punished with arrestwording in 2013 and a fine of 500 to 1,200 euros, and article 500 sets 600 to 1,500 euros for using ithigher mandatory fines in a public place or in a group2020.
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context › recreational › textAdults have no lawful cannabis shops or home-growing allowance: possession, cultivation an … ther is separately punishable, including sharing with one other person.[@criminalcurrent] These mandatory fines followed the [2020 penalty increase](/history/andorra-cannabis-fines-raised-2020/).[@criminalcurrent] The [July 2025 CBD ruling](/history/andorra-cbd-ruling-2025/) also covers low-THC flower sold as CBD.[@cbdjudgment]
sourcesAndorra Police — Annual report 2024, dated 29 October 2025
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context › arrests › textPolice reported 957 people detained for all offences in 2024, 6% fewer than in 2023.[@police2024] Detentions for drug consumption, possession or trafficking rose 15%.[@police2024] The report combines drug types and does not provide a cannabis-only detention total, so these figures cannot be read as the number arrested for cannabis.[@police2024]
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| Portugal | Two articles; four events; 1993 commencement/correction clarified; hemp status corrected to standard (0.3%); HHC context | 1930s–1960s; wider primary-source club research | 52466258 |
-| Slovenia | Two articles; 1964 act and EU-opinion events; scientific permit authority clarified | 1930 original code; 1940s/1970s/1980s; medical implementation and personal bill final outcome | This country’s commit |
-| Andorra | Pending | | |
+| Slovenia | Two articles; 1964 act and EU-opinion events; scientific permit authority clarified | 1930 original code; 1940s/1970s/1980s; medical implementation and personal bill final outcome | 2b8f4788 |
+| Andorra | One article; three events; arrests section; corrected 2005 first-code claim | First prohibition/early decades; seed rules | This country’s commit |
| Belarus | Pending | | |
| North Macedonia | Pending | | |
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+## Andorra
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+Read the 2013 and 2020 amendments, current and deferred replacement codes, the police’s 2024
+annual report, and two 2024 government drafting reports. The 2020 article distinguishes arrest
+AND a fine from the former alternative penalties. Corrected the 2005 “first code” claim using
+the repeal of the 1990 code. Recorded drafting promises as debate, not an operating industry.
+The arrests section uses nationwide all-offence/all-drug totals with explicit limits. The
+1925 first-ban estimate has no original source; seed legality remains unverified.
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