history: Slovakia/Slovenia recreational/hemp/research contexts

There is no legal recreational supply. A smaller quantity for one-time personal use is a non-criminal misdemeanour with a fine of €41.73–208.65 and confiscation; no gram threshold defines it, and voluntary treatment can soften the penalty.[@zpppd,zp1,fine2023,nijz2025] Growing cannabis with THC stays prohibited and can be prosecuted as production.[@tris] A 2025 draft for four plants per adult has not been enacted.[@boc]

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The 2025 Medical and Scientific Cannabis Act opens licensed cultivation and processing for medical and research purposes; nothing for adult use was enacted.[@tris] No separate research programme, trial or published study was established by the retained sources.

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There is no legal recreational supply. Even a negligible amount — up to 2 g — is a crime with up to one year, and small amounts bring six months to three years.[@code] Courts can withhold punishment for the lower offences while ordering treatment and up to two years of probation.[@code] Growing up to two plants for personal use brings up to six months.[@code]

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Hemp may be grown for industrial fibre and seed or for research; EU-catalogue varieties are exempt from the one-year ministry permit requirement.[@z139] Growing other cannabis for personal consumption stays criminal, including up to two plants.[@code]

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Research growing needs a health-ministry permit: hemp may be grown for research, and EU varieties aside, permits normally last one year.[@z139] No separate research programme, trial or published study was established by the retained sources.

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