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Kuwait: add three Arabic cannabis terms and HHC entry

Add حشيش, ماريجوانا and قنب, and record the May 2026 scheduling of HHC.

1 history entry added1 country profile edited1 file of code, design or docs +71 −2 lines

History changes.yaml

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Countries and states 1 file

Kuwait countries/kw.yaml

sources

Kuwait Al-Youm No. 1767 — Decree-Law 159/2025 schedules Kuwait Ministry of Interior — Common types of drugs Wiktionary — حشيش Al-Anba — 4.7 kg hashish and marijuana seizure (1 October 2026) 12 unchanged

words

word حشيش · lang Kuwaiti Arabic · say ḥashīsh · meaning 'hashish'; the resin, and in Kuwait the ordinary word for cannabis · atlas hashish · sources kw_sched, moi_types, wikt_kw_hashish, word ماريجوانا · lang Kuwaiti Arabic · say mārījwāna · meaning 'marijuana'; herbal cannabis, the dried leaves and stems · atlas marijuana · sources moi_types, alanba26, word قنب · lang Kuwaiti Arabic · say qinnab · meaning 'cannabis, hemp'; the plant's formal name in the 2025 schedules · atlas cannabis · sources kw_sched, moi_types

Code, design and documents 1 file

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-29-asia-11.md +3 −1
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ words. This batch closes those gaps. None was marked busy.
 | Singapore | 6 English/Malay/Chinese/Tamil terms, Changi seizure entry | none | this commit |
 | Oman | 4 Omani Arabic terms, 2023 committee entry | none | this commit |
-| Kuwait | in progress | | |
+| Kuwait | 3 Kuwaiti Arabic terms, HHC scheduling entry | none | this commit |
 
 Kyrgyzstan validation: `profile-audit kg` zero errors and warnings. The profile now distinguishes Russian `anasha`, Kyrgyz `кара куурай` and `нашаа`, adds the law’s Russian terms for marijuana and hashish, and corrects the wild-plant fine from “landholders” to anyone obliged to clear the plants. Six terms added.
@@ -21,2 +21,4 @@ Oman validation: `profile-audit om` zero errors and warnings. The profile now ca
 
 Singapore validation: `profile-audit sg` zero errors and warnings. The profile now carries six terms across Singapore’s four official languages and records the 36.3 kg Changi airport seizure of April 2026.
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+Kuwait validation: `profile-audit kw` zero errors and warnings. The profile now carries حشيش, ماريجوانا and قنب, and one entry records the May 2026 scheduling of HHC.

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