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Honduras

North America

Prohibition

#86 of 196 worldwide
#18 of 23 in North America

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Personal consumption leads to compulsory rehabilitation rather than prison; dealing carries six to fifteen years.

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Possession · 25%1/10
adds 2.5 of 25 points

The 1989 drug law (Decree 126-89) prohibits possession in any quantity. For personal consumption the consequence is not prison but compulsory referral to a rehabilitation facility, with fines; quantities that suggest dealing bring six to fifteen years.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10
adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is a crime; domestic growing has expanded, much of it controlled by gangs.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10
adds 4.0 of 20 points

Forced treatment for users and long sentences for sellers, in a country where the line between the two is drawn by police.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10
adds 1.0 of 10 points

Trafficking carries six to fifteen years, up to twenty when aggravated.

Consumption · 10%1/10
adds 1.0 of 10 points
Legal access · 10%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

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  1. CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Honduras?
  2. Tribunal Superior de Cuentas — Ley sobre uso indebido y tráfico ilícito de drogas y sustancias psicotrópicas
  3. InSight Crime — MS13 profits from marijuana boom in Honduras

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