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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%0/10
adds 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%0/10
adds 0.0 of 25 points
Punishment & enforcement Β· 20%1/10
adds 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%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

Trafficking carries 15 years to life.

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

More context not part of the score

Commercial production

None.

Medical use

No medical cannabis.

Other consequences

Prolonged pre-trial detention.

All sources

  1. Wikipedia β€” Cannabis in Haiti
  2. CannabisRegulations.ai β€” Is weed legal in Haiti?
  3. The Cannigma β€” Cannabis laws in Haiti

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