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Bahrain
Asia
Severe prohibition
#177 of 196 worldwide
#31 of 48 in Asia
Recreational: IllegalMedical: None
Severe prison sentences and deportation of foreigners for any quantity.
Score breakdown ▏world average
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Law 15 of 2007 treats cannabis as a Schedule I narcotic. Possession and use are criminal offences carrying imprisonment and fines.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime; in one reported case a citizen growing plants at home and holding 767 g of hashish received twelve months and a BD 1,000 fine.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Prison for possession, extreme penalties for trafficking.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking, organised smuggling or supplying minors can bring life imprisonment or the death penalty.
Consumption · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Use is an offence.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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Other consequences
Foreign nationals are deported after serving their sentence.
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