Indonesia
Asia
#191 of 196 worldwide
#43 of 48 in Asia
Class I narcotic: years in prison for possession and the death penalty for trafficking. Medical use is prohibited.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cannabis is a Class I narcotic under Law 35 of 2009, the same class as heroin. Possession carries a minimum of four and up to twelve years in prison plus a very large fine. A person who can prove they are a user rather than a possessor may instead get up to four years or court-ordered rehabilitation — an outcome that often depends on money and lawyers.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is punished on the same scale as possession, with longer terms for more than a few plants.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%0/10adds 0.0 of 20 points
Among the harshest in the world. Tourists in Bali are regularly jailed for years over a few grams, and Indonesia retains and uses the death penalty for drug trafficking.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Supply carries five to twenty years; large-scale trafficking can bring life imprisonment or death.
Consumption · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Using a Class I narcotic for oneself is a crime with up to four years, or rehabilitation.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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None. Cannabis has long been grown illicitly in Aceh, where the army burns fields each year.
None; CBD is treated as cannabis.
Prohibited absolutely: Class I narcotics may not be used for health services. The Constitutional Court rejected a challenge brought by mothers of children with cerebral palsy, while urging the government to research therapeutic use.
Long pre-trial detention, deportation and blacklisting for foreigners.
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