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Article 276 is the without-sale offence. Honduras's criminal code commenced on 25 June 2020 and repealed the old personal-use measure.
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Decree 126-89 prohibited cannabis cultivation and prescribed nine to twelve years' impriso … lished on 23 November, the law took effect twenty days after publication, on 13 December. Articles 16 to 30 and 41 were later repealed when the criminal code commenced on 25 June 2020.
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Personal consumption leadsSince 25 June 2020 the criminal code punishes cannabis trafficking, cultivation and possession for those purposes with four to seven years, or one to three when the case is of lesser gravity. The 1989 compulsory-rehabilitation rather than prison; dealing carries six to fifteen yearsrule for personal use was repealed. That repeal does not declare personal possession lawful.
TheArticles 16 to 30 of the 1989 drug law (Decree 126, including the personal-89) prohibitsconsumption security measure, were repealed when the criminal code commenced on 25 June 2020. Article 311 punishes possession in any quantitywhen it is for trafficking or for promoting, favouring or facilitating illegal consumption. For personal consumptioncannabis, which article 321 treats as not causing grave harm, the consequencebasic sentence is not prison but compulsory referralfour to seven years plus a rehabilitation facilityfine, with fines; quantities that suggest dealing bring sixor one to fifteenthree years when the circumstances show lesser gravity. The repeal does not declare that holding cannabis for oneself is lawful.
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CultivationArticle 311 punishes sowing, cultivation and harvest. For cannabis the basic sentence is a crime; domesticfour to seven years, or one to three years when the circumstances show lesser gravity. Domestic growing has expanded, much of it controlled by gangs.
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Forced treatmentArticle 311 sets prison for userstrafficking, cultivation and long sentencespossession for sellers, in a country where the line between the twothose purposes. The repealed article 26 compulsory-rehabilitation rule is drawn by policenot the current penalty.
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The 1989 drug law, Decree 126-89,Article 311 punishes commerce, transport and trafficking, and transport with threepossession for those purposes. For cannabis the basic sentence is four to twentyseven years in prisonplus a fine of 100 to 500 days, or one to three years when lesser gravity is found. It sets no quantity that separates dealing from personal use: the judge decides from theAggravating circumstances and the amount seizedare listed in article 312, which a 2021 decree later restated.
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Consumption is prohibited and leads toThe criminal code punishes promoting, favouring or facilitating illegal consumption. It does not restate the same mandatory repealed compulsory-rehabilitation measuresrule for personal use.
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CompulsoryA conviction under article 311 is a prison sentence. The repealed article 26 internment rule is not the main consequence for userscurrent penalty, and the repealed article 27 expulsion rule is not restated here.
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There is no legal recreational supply for anyone. TheArticles 16 to 30 of the 1989 drug law prohibits possession in any quantity; forwere repealed on 25 June 2020, including the personal-consumption security measure and the consequenceexpulsion rule for foreigners. Article 311 punishes possession for trafficking or for facilitating illegal consumption. For cannabis that basic sentence is compulsory referralfour to a rehabilitation facility, with fines, and quantities that suggest dealing bring six to fifteenseven years. Current immigration consequences were not read separately.
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Honduras — Criminal Code, Decree 130-2017, La Gaceta 10 May 2019 Honduras — Decree 46-2020, amending article 635 of the Criminal Code 4 unchanged
Very low thresholds: 1Possession without intent to 10 g brings fivesell is a criminal offence under article 276, with a fine or up to seventhree years in prison. Intent to sell is a separate offence under article 273, with longer sentences.
Thresholds are among the lowest anywhere:Holding a drug without intent to sell is a criminal offence under article 276. The basic offence can bring a fine of up to 1 gfifty basic calculation units, community service, corrective work, restriction of cannabis counts asliberty for one to three years, or imprisonment for up to three years. A large quantity, or a 'small' amount handled without a long sentence; 1repeat offence, can bring restriction of liberty or imprisonment for three to 10 g brings five years. A person who turns themself in and hands over the drugs is released from punishment for the basic offence. Five to seven years in prison; above 10 g, and ten to twenty years, are sentences under article 273, which requires intent to sell or an actual sale. The official quantity table was not read, so no gram bands are stated.
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Enforcement targets people who use drugs far more than commercial traffickersArticle 276 allows a fine for possession without intent to sell, accordingand it also allows up to civil-society reportingthree years in prison. Article 273, which requires intent to sell, carries the UNlonger prison terms.
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Sale carries long sentencesArticle 273 punishes handling drugs with intent to sell, increased again in 2024 for promotion and distributionselling them. Above a small quantity the sentence is five to seven years. A large quantity can bring fifteen to twenty years, and aggravating circumstances sit between those bands.
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There is no legal recreational supply for anyone. The thresholds are among the lowest anywhere: 1Possession without intent to 10 g of cannabis brings fivesell is a criminal offence under article 276 and can bring a fine or up to seventhree years in prison, and more than 10 g ten. Intent to twenty yearssell is article 273, with longer sentences. No current gram table was read for this entry.
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Uzbekistan — Criminal Code, articles 273 and 276, Russian text on Lex.uz 6 unchanged
docs/research/profile-legal-uz-hn-2026-10-23.md +42 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Uzbekistan and Honduras current-code corrections + +23 October 2026. Issues 18 and 19. + +## Uzbekistan + +The Russian text of the Criminal Code on Lex.uz was read. The page marks it +as an unofficial translation and says articles 273 and 276 were revised by +Law ZRU-1151 of 11 June 2026. Article 276 is possession and related acts +without intent to sell. The basic offence can bring a fine of up to 50 basic +calculation units, community service, corrective work, restriction of liberty +for one to three years, or imprisonment for up to three years. A large +quantity or a repeat offence can bring three to five years. Article 273 is +the intent-to-sell offence. Above a small quantity it is five to seven years. +A large quantity can bring fifteen to twenty years. The profile had attached +those sale sentences to holding 1 to 10 g. The quantity table was not read, +so the profile no longer states gram bands. + +Possession stays at 1 and enforcement at 1. The basic personal-possession +offence includes a fine, and there is no frequency count for article 276 in +the sources read. The single scored step remains the 1934 ban. No new history +event was added. + +## Honduras + +The 10 May 2019 gazette text of Decree 130-2017 was read. Article 632(6) +repeals articles 16 to 30 and 41 of Decree 126-89. Article 311 punishes +sowing, cultivation, trafficking and possession for those purposes, or for +promoting, favouring or facilitating illegal consumption. Article 321 says +derivatives of cannabis do not cause grave harm, so the basic article 311 +sentence is four to seven years, or one to three years when lesser gravity +is found, plus a fine. Decree 46-2020, read from its gazette text, replaces +article 635 and sets commencement on 25 June 2020. + +The profile no longer describes the repealed article 26 rehabilitation +measure, the article 27 expulsion rule, or the old six-to-fifteen-year +dealing range as current law. The repeal is not written as making personal +possession lawful. Scores stay where they were. The new history entry +`honduras-penal-code-2020` records the commencement and carries no score +step. Article 312 was restated by Decree 93-2021; its amended ranges were +not copied into the profile. Later 2024–2026 amending decrees were not read +article by article. Decree 93-2021's repeal list does not include article 311.
scripts/history-scope.test.cjs +17 @@ -160,2 +160,19 @@ test("current-law profile corrections keep the statute and the score scale apart assert.equal(mx.scores.cultivation, 3); }); + +test("Uzbekistan and Honduras profiles follow the current criminal codes", () => { + const uz = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/uz.yaml", "utf8")); + const hn = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/hn.yaml", "utf8")); + assert.match(uz.segments.possession.text, /article 276/); + assert.match(uz.segments.possession.text, /article 273/); + assert.doesNotMatch(uz.summary, /five to seven years/); + assert.equal(uz.scores.possession, 1); + assert.equal(uz.scores.enforcement, 1); + assert.match(hn.summary, /25 June 2020/); + assert.match(hn.segments.possession.text, /Article 311/); + assert.doesNotMatch(hn.summary, /compulsory rehabilitation/); + assert.equal(hn.scores.possession, 1); + const code = byId["honduras-penal-code-2020"]; + assert.equal(code.date, "2020-06-25"); + assert.equal(code.before, undefined); +});