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Haiti
North America
Severe prohibition
#160 of 196 worldwide
#23 of 23 in North America
Recreational: IllegalMedical: None
Possession is reported to carry 3 to 15 years; long pre-trial detention is the practical danger.
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Possession Β· 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Illegal under a 2001 decree on drug trafficking and illicit use. Possession is reported to carry 3 to 15 years depending on quantity and intent, with fines of 500,000 to 5 million gourdes.
Personal cultivation Β· 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime.
Punishment & enforcement Β· 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
The bigger danger is the process: people arrested can spend weeks or months in very poor prison conditions before seeing a judge. With the state barely functioning, enforcement is erratic.
Sharing & gifting Β· 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries 15 years to life.
Consumption Β· 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is an offence.
Legal access Β· 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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