Lebanon: sourced 1946 law, article, words and 4 history entries
Date the 1946 law to 18 June, source it to the primary text and Bouquet, and\nwrite its article. Split the Law 178 penalties, correct the field-destruction\nyear, add four Lebanese Arabic terms, and record HHC/THCP scheduling, the\nYammouneh raid, the 2026 laboratory agreement and the draft drug law.
The Lebanese government promulgatedLebanon’s parliament passed a general narcotics law prohibiting the cultivation ofon 18 June 1946. Article 2 banned cannabis (al-qinnab al-hindi, “hashishat al-kayf”) and opium poppy cultivation and allowed no licence, unlike article 1’s medical and scientific licensing. Large quantities of hashish from SyriaArticle 3 set one to three years and Lebanon were nevertheless seized in Egypt in 1947LBP 100–10, 1948000; landowners, mukhtars and 1949guards who knew could be punished, and fields could be destroyed without a conviction. It repealed the 1934 decree.
sources
Lebanon — Law of 18 June 1946 on narcotic substances
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label Small quantity for personal use · treatment criminal · term Personal use · prison mi … ersonal use · treatment criminal · term Possession · fine min 25000000 · fine 100000000 · note Life imprisonment with hard labour and a fine of LBP 25–100 millionlife mandatory
segments › cultivation › penalties
label Unlicensed cultivation · treatment criminal · term Cultivation · fine min 25000000 · fine 100000000 · note Life imprisonment with hard labour and a fine of LBP 25–100 millionlife mandatory, label Licensed cultivation outside the authorised area · treatment criminal · term Licen … erm Obstruction · prison min 3 months · prison 2 years · fine min 10000000 · fine 20000000
segments › enforcement › text
Enforcement is uneven: users are jailed, often in pre-trial detention, while large growers … oners were held without trial.[@hri26] The army destroyed cannabis fields in the Bekaa in 2024–2025 and the interior ministry announced a network bust with 720 kg of hashish in September 2025.[@lorient25,arabnews25]
segments › sharing › penalties
label Sale, supply or brokerage · treatment criminal · term Trafficking · fine min 25000000 · fine 100000000 · note Life imprisonment with hard labour and a fine of LBP 25–100 millionlife mandatory, label Giving or facilitating use · treatment criminal · term Facilitation · fine min 25000000 · fine 100000000 · note Includes free supply; · life imprisonment with hard labour and a finemandatory, label Supplying a minor · treatment criminal · term Supply to a minor · fine min 25000000 · fine 100000000 · note Life imprisonment; aggravating circumstances can double the maximumlife mandatory
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Lebanon — Law of 18 June 1946 on narcotic substances
Wiktionary — حشيش (South Levantine Arabic)
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words
word حشيش · lang Lebanese Arabic · say ḥashīsh · meaning 'hashish'; cannabis resin, and loosely the plant · atlas hashish · sources wikt_hashish, word حشيشة الكيف · lang Lebanese Arabic · say ḥašīšat al-kayf · meaning 'hashish of pleasure'; the 1946 law's name for Indian hemp · sources law1946, word القنب · lang Arabic · say al-qinnab · meaning 'cannabis'; the formal term in the 2020 licensing law · sources law178, word القنب الهندي · lang Arabic · say al-qinnab al-hindī · meaning 'Indian hemp'; the botanical-legal name in the 1946 law · sources law1946
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+# Expansion batch, 28 October 2026 — Asia 9
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+Chosen from `country-gaps.cjs --rank 40 --region Asia`, skipping the countries already expanded in
+Asia 1–8. The remaining Asian profiles have few missing sections but still lack key articles,
+local cannabis words and some 2024–2026 history. This batch is Lebanon, Bhutan, Pakistan,
+Bangladesh and Japan. None was marked busy.
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+| Country | Done | Left | Commit |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Lebanon | 1946 law sourced, article written, cultivation/enforcement fixes, 4 words, 4 history entries | no licence issued yet | this commit |
+| Bhutan | in progress | | |
+| Pakistan | in progress | | |
+| Bangladesh | in progress | | |
+| Japan | in progress | | |
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+Lebanon validation: `profile-audit lb` zero errors and warnings. The 1946 entry is dated 18 June, sourced to the primary law and Bouquet, and now has a 484-word article. The profile splits the Law 178 penalties, corrects the field-destruction year, adds four Lebanese Arabic terms and records the 2025 HHC/THCP scheduling, Yammouneh raid, 2026 laboratory agreement and draft drug law.