Cannabis Freedom Index

Changelog b2a7578

State Estonia's ten-person quantity test and Hong Kong's 15-year cultivation penalty. Fixes #43 and #44.

1 history entry edited2 country profiles edited2 files of code, design or docs +124 −29 lines

History changes.yaml

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Estonia makes small amounts a misdemeanour

description

A new penal code treats possession of a small quantity for personal use, later set at 7.5 g, as a misdemeanour punished by a fine.[@1, 2] The statute does not fix that quantity at 7.5 grams.[@3] A large quantity is enough to intoxicate at least ten people.[@3] A 2014 Supreme Court judgment records that 7.5 grams of marijuana at 7 to 10 per cent THC was treated as already enough.[@4]

sources

Riigi Teataja — Act on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors thereof Supreme Court — 3-1-1-100-13 (3 March 2014) 2 unchanged

Countries and states 2 files

Estonia countries/ee.yaml

summary

Up to 7.5 gA small quantity for personal use is a misdemeanour, punished by a fine or detention. A large quantity, enough to intoxicate at least ten people, carries one to ten years. Medical access exists but is rarely used.

segments › possession › text

Possessing up to 7.5 g is treated asKeeping a small quantity for personal use: is a misdemeanour punished with: a fine of up to 300 fine units, which can reach €800–18 euros each,200, or in some cases short administrative detention. Above[@ndps, karist] The statute does not fix that quantity in grams. A large quantity is enough to cause drug intoxication to at least ten people, and handling it carries one to ten years in prison.[@ndps, karist] A group, a repeat, or handling for significant gain can bring a longer sentence.[@karist] Courts have treated 7.5 grams of marijuana at 7 to 10 per cent THC as already enough for ten people, and a higher THC content can meet the test at a lower weight.[@riiko] Keeping a small quantity in order to supply it is a separate crime, with up to fivethree years.[@karist]

segments › possession › sources

wikindps, cannkarist, riiko

segments › sharing › text

Supply is a crime. Passing onSystematic trafficking or brokering evenmediation of a small amountquantity, possessing a small quantity in order to supply it, or taking a small quantity across the border carries a fine or up to three years in prison under section 183 of the Penal Code, handling.[@karist] Handling a large quantity, enough to intoxicate at least ten people, carries one to ten years.[@karist, and passing drugsndps] Giving a small quantity to a minor carries up to five years.[@karist]

segments › sharing › sources

narkokarist, wikindps

segments › consumption › text

Use without a prescription is a misdemeanour, fined likewith the same fine of up to 300 fine units or detention as small-quantity possession.[@ndps]

segments › consumption › sources

cann, wikindps

context › visitors › text

There is no legal recreational supply for anyone. Possessing up to 7.5 gA small quantity for personal use is a misdemeanour punished, with a fine; more is a crime with of up to five300 fine units or detention.[@ndps] A large quantity, enough to intoxicate at least ten people, carries one to ten years. Passing on even[@ndps, karist] About 7.5 grams is not a statutory safe limit: courts have treated that weight of marijuana at 7 to 10 per cent THC as already enough for ten people.[@riiko] Possessing a small amountquantity in order to supply it can bring up to three years under section 183 of the Penal Code, and handling a large quantity one to ten years.[@karist]

context › visitors › sources

wikindps, narkokarist, riiko

sources

Riigi Teataja — Act on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors thereof Riigi Teataja — Penal Code (English consolidation) Supreme Court — 3-1-1-100-13 (3 March 2014) 8 unchanged

Hong Kong countries/hk.yaml

segments › cultivation › text

There is no legal way to grow or makeCultivating any cannabis products: manufacturingplant carries up to 15 years in prison and a HK$100,000 fine.[@hkpf] Manufacturing a dangerous drug carriesis a separate offence, with up to life imprisonment and a HK$5 million fine.[@hkpf] There is no lawful home growing.

segments › cultivation › sources

hlhkpf

context › production › text

NoneThere is no licensed production. Manufacturing a dangerous drugs is punishable bydrug carries up to life imprisonment and a HK$5 million fine.[@hkpf] Growing a cannabis plant is not that offence: the police list it separately, at up to 15 years and a HK$100,000 fine.[@hkpf]

context › production › sources

hlhkpf

sources

Hong Kong Police Force — Laws and penalties for narcotics offences 4 unchanged

Code, design and documents 2 files

docs/research/profile-legal-ee-hk-2026-10-23.md +19 −0
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+# Estonia quantity and Hong Kong cultivation, 23 October 2026
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+Issues #43 and #44. Scores were left unchanged.
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+## Estonia
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+The English consolidation of the Act on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Precursors thereof was read. Section 3-1(3) defines a large quantity as enough to cause drug intoxication to at least ten people. Section 15-1(1) punishes use without a prescription, and illegal manufacture, acquisition or possession of a small quantity, with a fine of up to 300 fine units or detention.
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+The English Penal Code consolidation was read. A fine unit is 8 euros. Section 184(1) punishes unlawful handling of a large quantity with one to ten years. A group, a listed earlier offence, or handling for significant proprietary benefit can bring a longer sentence. Section 183 punishes systematic trafficking or mediation of a small quantity, possession of a small quantity in order to supply it, and taking a small quantity across the border, with a fine or up to three years. Section 188 still punishes illegal cultivation of cannabis with a fine or up to five years. That cultivation sentence was already in the profile and was left as it is.
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+Supreme Court judgment 3-1-1-100-13 of 3 March 2014 was read. It records the lower court's finding that 7.5 grams of marijuana at 7 to 10 per cent THC is already enough to intoxicate ten people, and that a higher THC content means less plant material is needed. The judgment does not enact 7.5 grams as a statutory cutoff. Possession stays at 3.
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+The European Parliament briefing named in the issue was not opened.
+
+## Hong Kong
+
+The Hong Kong Police Force narcotics penalty page was read. Cultivating any plant of the genus cannabis carries a fine of HK$100,000 and 15 years. Manufacturing a dangerous drug is listed separately, at HK$5 million and life imprisonment. The profile now states those as different offences. Cultivation stays at 0.
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+The e-Legislation page for section 9 and the HKLII reproduction did not return the ordinance text, so the section number is not stated. The Community Legal Information Centre page and the Education Bureau PDF named in the issue were not opened.
scripts/history-scope.test.cjs +23 −0
@@ -420,2 +420,25 @@ test("Bulgaria's hemp permit follows the 2023 ordinance and records the statutor
   assert.equal(bg.scores.access, 0);
 });
+
+test("Estonia's quantity line and Hong Kong's cultivation penalty follow the texts that were read", () => {
+  const ee = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/ee.yaml", "utf8"));
+  const hk = y.load(fs.readFileSync("countries/hk.yaml", "utf8"));
+  const misdemeanour = byId["estonia-misdemeanour-2002"];
+  assert.match(ee.summary, /ten people/);
+  assert.match(ee.summary, /one to ten years/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(ee.summary, /7\.5 g/);
+  assert.match(ee.segments.possession.text, /ten people/);
+  assert.match(ee.segments.possession.text, /one to ten years/);
+  assert.match(ee.segments.possession.text, /7\.5 grams/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(ee.segments.possession.text, /up to five years/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(ee.context.visitors.text, /up to 7\.5 g/);
+  assert.equal(ee.scores.possession, 3);
+  assert.equal(misdemeanour.before.possession, 1);
+  assert.match(misdemeanour.description, /does not fix that quantity at 7\.5 grams/);
+  assert.match(hk.segments.cultivation.text, /15 years/);
+  assert.match(hk.segments.cultivation.text, /HK\$100,000/);
+  assert.match(hk.segments.cultivation.text, /separate offence/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(hk.segments.cultivation.text, /manufacturing a dangerous drug\n\s*carries up to life/);
+  assert.match(hk.context.production.text, /not that/);
+  assert.equal(hk.scores.cultivation, 0);
+});
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