Albania
Europe
#60 of 196 worldwide
#24 of 45 in Europe
A 2023 law legalised licensed cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, largely for export. Personal use remains illegal.
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Possession · 25%2/10adds 5.0 of 25 points
Possession is an offence under the Criminal Code, but the Code has long exempted a small single dose held for personal use, assessed case by case rather than by a fixed gram limit. Anything more is prosecuted, with prison terms of several years.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Unlicensed cultivation is a serious crime — Albania spent years eradicating large illegal plantations. Since July 2023 companies can be licensed to grow for medical and industrial purposes.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
The personal-dose exemption protects users in principle; growers and dealers face long sentences, and policing remains heavy after years of anti-cultivation campaigns.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply is trafficking.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is not separately punished where only a personal dose is involved.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
No legal source for consumers; the 2023 law is aimed at export.
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The law passed on 21 July 2023 creates a national cannabis agency that grants 15-year renewable licences to cultivate and process cannabis for medical and industrial use, with products destined for export.
No legal consumer products.
The 2023 law concerns production; domestic patient access is not yet established.
A conviction carries a criminal record.
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