Bangladesh
Asia
#155 of 196 worldwide
#25 of 48 in Asia
Consumption carries three months to two years; courts may impose death for more than two kilograms.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
The Narcotics Control Act 2018 classes raw cannabis (ganja) as a Class B narcotic and hashish as Class A. Possession penalties scale by weight, and courts have discretion to impose the death sentence for more than two kilograms of cannabis.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime. Bangladesh had a legal, state-licensed ganja trade until 1989.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Heavily and visibly policed. A 2018 anti-drug drive was accompanied by hundreds of alleged extrajudicial killings.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries long terms, life imprisonment or death.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Consumption carries three months to two years; the law does not say what quantity establishes the charge.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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