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Parliament amended the Anti-Narcotics Law so that only trafficking of more than 50 kg or more of cannabis or opium can bring a death sentenceordinarily reaches the capital threshold, up from 5 kg. Many pending cases became life sentencesThe amendment applied retroactively to thousands of prisoners already under sentence of death.

LegalClarity — Is weed legal in Iran? From fines to death penalty CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Iran?

CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Haiti? 1 unchanged

Illegal. The sources read for this profile give no penalties forPersonal possession, use or supplycultivation can bring up to three months in prison or a fine. An occasional consumer may be spared punishment, but giving or selling cannabis is trafficking.

Illegal. The sources read giveAcquiring or holding no penalties and no thresholdmore than the amount needed for three days of personal useconsumption carries up to three months in prison or a fine of up to 60 days. Above that threshold, the maximum rises to one year or a fine of up to 100 days.

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CultivationGrowing cannabis for personal use is punished on the same three-day basis as possession: up to three months or a crime60-day fine, rising to one year or a 100-day fine above the threshold. Cultivation outside the personal-use provision is trafficking, normally carrying two to twelve years.

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APrison remains available for a small country with small seizures — about 12 kg of cannabis (liamba) in 2018 — and visible checks atpersonal amount, but the airport and portcourt may use a fine instead. An occasional consumer within the three-day threshold may be excused from punishment.

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Illegal;Offering, selling, distributing or giving cannabis is described as trafficked illicitlyto another person falls under the trafficking article, normally punishable by two to twelve years. The sources read give no sentencesA substantially less serious case carries one to five years.

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Illegal. The sources read do not say how useUse itself is punishedan offence. Up to the three-day personal quantity carries up to three months or a fine, although an occasional consumer may receive no punishment.

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NoneNo lawful recreational source. The code provides for health-ministry authorisations involving controlled substances, but no operational cannabis access programme was confirmed.

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NoneUnauthorised cultivation, production, manufacture, extraction or preparation of cannabis is trafficking, normally punishable by two to twelve years in prison. No lawful domestic cannabis production was confirmed in the sources read.

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NoneSchedule I-C lists cannabis leaves and flowering or fruiting tops, cannabis resin and cannabis oil. All remain controlled rather than available as legal consumer products.

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NoCannabis flower, resin and oil appear in the most tightly controlled schedule. The law allows the health ministry to authorise controlled-drug activities for medical, veterinary, scientific or teaching needs, but the sources read establish no patient cannabis programme or available cannabis medicine.

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Foreigners are prosecutedSomeone who voluntarily seeks treatment for personal drug use is guaranteed anonymity. Health staff must preserve professional secrecy and deportedgenerally need not give police or courts information about the treatment.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and theThe law leaves no roomroute for themcannabis clubs: growingproviding cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibitedis trafficking, while personal cultivation remains an offence.

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There is no legal recreational supply for anyoneresidents or visitors. British travel advice says there arewarns of severe penalties for all drug offences and tells travellers not to pack their own luggage and carry nothinganything through customs for anyone elseanother person.

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São Tomé and Príncipe — Penal Code, consolidated through the 2021 amendment (FAOLEX PDF) Wikipedia — Cannabis in São Tomé and Príncipe CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in São Tomé and Príncipe? Diário de Notícias (Lusa) — Autoridades apreenderam 39 quilos de droga em 2018 em São Tomé e Príncipe 1 unchanged

A conviction is a criminal record; foreigners can be expelledThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Andorra? 3 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Angola? 3 unchanged

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Cannabis for medicines is grown onlyReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the state health agencyretained sources. No private licensing.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Austria? 7 unchanged

Cultivation isThe retained sources do not establish the precise cultivation offence or penalty; this segment needs a crimereplacement legal source.

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Trafficking carries five to twelve yearsThe retained sources do not establish the precise cannabis-supply offence or penalty; this segment needs a replacement legal source.

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Azerbaijan? 4 unchanged

No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme; the law makes no distinction for medical use operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Burkina Faso? 3 unchanged

CBDReliable national information about legally available cannabis products with minimal THCwas not established by the retained sources.

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EvenThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the minor-case fine leaves a criminal recordpenalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Bulgaria? 5 unchanged

None, CBD includedReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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Foreign nationals are deported after serving their sentenceThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Bahrain? 4 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Burundi? 3 unchanged

Trafficking carries up to twenty years and forfeitureSupply is illegal; the retained source does not establish a precise cannabis sentence.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? 1 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in the Central African Republic? 3 unchanged

No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products, CBD included was not established by the retained sources.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in the Republic of the Congo? 2 unchanged

A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Côte d'Ivoire? 4 unchanged

CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Cameroon? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Cuba? 5 unchanged

No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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Unclear; depends on whether a case is handled administratively or prosecutedThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Cape Verde? 3 unchanged

No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Djibouti? 1 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A drug conviction is a serious criminal record; public-sector employees face mandatory drug testing and dismissalThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Egypt? 3 unchanged

Unknown in practiceThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Eritrea? 2 unchanged

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A conviction is a criminal record; foreigners are deportedThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Ethiopia? 2 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in the Federated States of Micronesia? 2 unchanged

Arbitrary detention is a wider risk inThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the country's justice systempenalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Equatorial Guinea? 3 unchanged

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Guinea-Bissau? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Honduras? 4 unchanged

Prolonged pre-trial detentionThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Haiti? 4 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Jordan? 4 unchanged

No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Kyrgyzstan? 4 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Comoros? 4 unchanged

CultivationUnauthorised cultivation is a crime. The Chuy Valley in the south holds what may be the world's largest stand of wild cannabisSince 2025, the target of annual eradicationlicensed companies may grow registered hemp varieties containing no more than 0.3% THC; individuals may not.

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No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Kazakhstan? 8 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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Detention conditions areThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the main risk; there is little due processpenalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Libya? 3 unchanged

A conviction is a criminal record; foreigners can be expelledThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Montenegro? 4 unchanged

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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There is no legal recreational supply for anyone, so a visitor has no lawful way to buy cannabis. The sources behind this profile describe no separate rule for visitors.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Madagascar? 2 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Mongolia? 5 unchanged

Cultivation is a seriousThe retained sources identify cultivation as an offence but do not give its sentence.

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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Tourists are prosecuted and deported; resort islands areThe retained sources do not exemptestablish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Maldives? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Niger? 1 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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None; CBD isReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not authorisedestablished by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Nicaragua? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Sudan? 2 unchanged

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Senegal? 3 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No reliable informationThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Somalia? 3 unchanged

In October 2022Reliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the National Assembly passed an Industrial Hemp Cultivation Law allowing licensed hemp of up to 1% THC, largely for exportretained sources.

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HempReliable national information about legally available cannabis products only; CBD is classed as controlledwas not established by the retained sources.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Suriname? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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A conviction is a criminal recordThe retained sources do not establish collateral consequences beyond the penalties described above.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Syria? 4 unchanged

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Eswatini? 5 unchanged

No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical or decriminalised frameworkcannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Chad? 3 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Tajikistan? 4 unchanged

NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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No cannabis clubs are known, and the law leaves no room for them: growing cannabis and supplying it to another person are both prohibited.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Turkmenistan? 4 unchanged

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No licensedReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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No legalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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There is no legal recreational supply for anyone, so a visitor has no lawful way to buy cannabis. The sources behind this profile describe no separate rule for visitors.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Venezuela? 3 unchanged

NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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None, CBD includedReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Vietnam? 5 unchanged

Cannabis is banned outright and police. Police have publicly reported at least one cultivation arrest people for growing it. Somaliland applies the old Somali penal code alongside sharia. Khat, by contrast, is legal and widely chewed.

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Growing is a crime. In October 2023 police in Hargeisa arrested a man for growingaccused of planting cannabis plants in the yard of a house he owned.

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Police act on small cases, as thereported arresting a man accused of growing cannabis at a Hargeisa house in 2023 arrest shows. SentencingThe report gave no plant count, charge, conviction or sentence, so wider enforcement and sentencing practice could not be confirmed.

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The Horn Tribune — Police arrest man accused of planting cannabis (13 October 2023) Horn Diplomat — Somaliland police arrest man accused of planting cannabis (October 2023) 1 unchanged

A published police account from October 2023 described one arrest for alleged cultivation at a Hargeisa house. It gave no national total and did not report a conviction or sentence.

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NoneReliable national information about lawful cannabis production was not established by the retained sources.

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NoneReliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.

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NoThe retained sources do not establish whether a medical cannabis programme operates.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Yemen? 4 unchanged

Licensed medicinalReliable national information about legally available cannabis products, largely for export was not established by the retained sources.

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CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Zimbabwe? 7 unchanged