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Georgia

Asia

Restrictive

#37 of 196 worldwide
#3 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: Partly legal / toleratedMedical: None

The Constitutional Court struck down penalties for consumption in 2018, making private use legal. Cultivation and sale remain crimes, so there is no lawful source.

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Possession · 25%3/10

adds 7.5 of 25 points

After Constitutional Court rulings in 2017–2018, small possession no longer leads to prison. Up to 5 g of dried cannabis carries no criminal liability, only an administrative fine; between 5 g and 70 g is a criminal 'small amount' but cannot be punished with imprisonment. Above 70 g, prison applies.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Growing remains illegal. Small-scale cultivation is punished less severely than before, but there is no tolerated plant count.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%4/10

adds 8.0 of 20 points

No prison for small possession or for use; fines apply. Sale and larger quantities carry long prison sentences under a drug law that is otherwise severe.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Sale and any supply remain crimes; the Court's reasoning protects only the consumer's own choice.

Consumption · 10%3/10

adds 3.0 of 10 points

On 30 July 2018 the Constitutional Court abolished all penalties for consuming cannabis, calling it an act protected by the right to free development of personality. Parliament then restricted it: not in public places, on transport, at work in certain professions, or in the presence of children.

Legal access · 10%0/10

adds 0.0 of 10 points

None. Georgia made use legal but left no lawful way to obtain cannabis: buying, selling and growing are all still prohibited.