Dominican Republic
North America
#157 of 196 worldwide
#21 of 23 in North America
Any amount means prison: at least six months for up to 20 g, three to ten years above that.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Law 50-88 sorts people into three fixed categories by weight. Up to 20 g of marijuana is 'simple possession': a minimum of six months in prison and a fine of 2,500 pesos. Between 20 g and one pound you are a 'distributor', with three to ten years. Over a pound you are a 'trafficker', with five to twenty.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is punished as trafficking.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Mandatory prison for any amount, applied to tourists as well. Dominican commentators describe the 1988 law as obsolete.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Quantity alone makes you a distributor or trafficker, so sharing more than 20 g carries at least three years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is prosecuted through possession.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
More context not part of the score
None; foreign medical cannabis cards are not recognised.
Long pre-trial detention is common; foreigners are deported after sentence.
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