Hong Kong countries/hk.yaml
No licensed cannabis production is documented. Manufacturing a dangerous drug carries up to life imprisonment and HK$5 million. Cultivating; cultivating a cannabis plant is a separate offence carrying up to fifteen years and HK$100,000.[@hkpf]
CBD products, including skincare, edible oils and supplements, became subject to dangerous-drug controls in February 2023.[@cbdcontrol] In July, a traveller was jailed for two months overall on CBD-possession, ketamine-possession and injection-equipment counts; two personal-care bottles contained about 5 g of CBD.[@cbdcase]
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Wikipedia — Capital punishment in Hong Kong (formally abolished 23 April 1993) 9 unchanged
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label Possession (indictment) · treatment criminal · prison 7 years · fine 1000000, label Possession (summary conviction) · treatment criminal · prison 3 years · fine 100000 · note First offenders with very small quantities often get fines, probation or community service
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label Cultivating a cannabis plant · treatment criminal · prison 15 years · fine 100000, upto 5 kg · treatment criminal · note Estimated annual yield below two years' custody under the 2023 guidelines, over 150 kg · treatment criminal · note Estimated annual yield above ten years' custody under the 2023 guidelines
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label Trafficking (including giving away any amount) · treatment criminal · fine 5000000 · note Life imprisonment and HK$5 million maximum, upto 2 kg · treatment criminal · note Herbal cannabis and resin starting band of up to sixteen months since January 2023
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label Consuming a dangerous drug · treatment criminal · prison 7 years · fine 1000000
Hong Kong formally abolished the death penalty on 23 April 1993; no cannabis offence carries a capital sentence.[@wikipdp]
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There is no legal way to get cannabis. Possession and use carry up to seven years; first offenders with very small quantities often get fines, probation or community service instead.[@clic] CBD has been a controlled dangerous drug since 1 February 2023.[@cbdcontrol]
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