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Medical cannabis products sold in licensed dispensaries; smoking is not an approved form of use. Industrial hemp-derived products such as CBD are covered by a 2020 circular letter.

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label Possession without prescription (Article 404) · treatment criminal · prison 3 years · fine 5000 · note Two to five years with mitigating or aggravating circumstances, label Repeat possession conviction · repeat 2 · treatment criminal · prison 6 years, label Treatment-track alternative · treatment criminal · fine 10000 · note Fine of $1,000–$10,000 and up to six months of community service instead of prison; once in a lifetime dismissal after probation

There is no legal adult-use supply. Unauthorised possession remains a felony with a fixed three-year term, though first offenders can earn probation with dismissal once in a lifetime, and courts can order fines with community service instead of prison after a treatment assessment.[@ley4] Medical dispensaries serve patients only.[@medicalLaw]

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