Countries and states 1 file
summaryPersonal possession of up to 20 g of marijuana can mean six months to two years in prison. An intent to distribute or sell can mean three to ten years at any amount, including below 20 g. More than one pound of marijuana attracts the trafficker tier of five to twenty years.
segments › possession › textThe ordinary personal-possession tier covers up to 20 g of marijuana (5 g of hashish), wit … low one pound, the marijuana classification is distributor/seller, with three to ten years; larger quantities attract. More than one pound of marijuana, or one-quarter pound of hashish, attracts the trafficker tier of five to twenty years. The statute says below and above those boundaries without assigning exact equality to either tier.[@fcl5088] Since the 1995 amendment, an intent to distribute or sell removes the personal-possession classification regardless of quantity, so even less than 20 g can fall under the distributor/seller penalty.[@law1795]
segments › possession › sourcesfcl5088, law1795
context › visitors › textThere is no legal recreational supply for anyone. Law 50-88 punishesPersonal marijuana possession of any amount: up to 20 g of marihuana bringscarries six months to two years in prison; above 20 g and a finebelow one pound, and anything above that is treated as distribution, with three to ten years; above one pound, five to twenty years. Hashish uses lower boundaries: 5 g and one-quarter pound. Fines accompany these prison terms. The statute leaves the exact pound-boundary cases for legal interpretation.[@fcl5088] The lower small-quantity possession tier does not apply where distributionDistribution or sale is intended;intent can trigger the distributor/seller penalty can apply at any amountquantity, including below 20 g.[@law1795,fc]
context › visitors › sourcesfcl5088, law1795, fc
Code, design and documents 2 files
docs/research/issue-corrections-186-204-2026-10-27.md +11 −0
@@ -113,2 +113,13 @@ and preserves the industrial exception. Existing May 2026 history already descri
buying/using correctly; clarified its title. No unverified criminal tariff inferred.
No score change: ordinary non-medical consumption remains unlawful in its existing band.
+
+## #199 — Dominican upper trafficking tier
+
+Downloaded and read the law notified by the Dominican Republic to the WTO, articles
+6(a)–(c) and 75, including the 1995 distribution-intent amendment. Up to 20 g marijuana
+is six months–two years; above 20 g and below one pound three–ten; above one pound
+five–twenty. Hashish uses 5 g and one-quarter pound. The text's below/above wording
+leaves exact boundary equality unresolved; no invented inclusive cutoff. Summary,
+possession and visitor text now include the upper tier. Intent-based distribution
+at any amount remains. The existing most-restrictive possession/enforcement bands
+already cover custodial punishment and do not change.
scripts/profile-claims.test.mjs +9 −0
@@ -422,2 +422,11 @@ test('Greek dried hemp restrictions cover consumers and preserve product scope (
assert.match(events().find(e=>e.id==='greece-hemp-flower-ban-2026').description, /consumers buying or using/);
});
+
+// Issue #199
+test('Dominican visitors see all three prison tiers and hashish thresholds (#199)', () => {
+ const d = country('do').context.visitors.text;
+ assert.match(d, /above one pound, five to twenty years/);
+ assert.match(d, /Hashish uses lower boundaries: 5 g and one-quarter pound/);
+ assert.match(d, /Distribution or sale intent.*any quantity/);
+ assert.match(d, /exact pound-boundary/);
+});