Israel
Asia
#24 of 196 worldwide
#2 of 48 in Asia
Since 2019 public possession brings a fine rather than prosecution, and private use at home is not enforced. Israel runs one of the world's largest medical programmes relative to population.
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Possession · 25%3/10adds 7.5 of 25 points
Possession of up to 15 g for personal use is an administrative offence, not a crime: a fixed fine and no criminal record, under rules first introduced in 2019 and made permanent and broader in 2022. Possession at home in small amounts is generally not enforced. Above 15 g, or for soldiers and minors, criminal law applies.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Growing cannabis without a licence is a criminal offence, including a single plant at home.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%4/10adds 8.0 of 20 points
Personal users get a fine. Growing, dealing and larger quantities are criminal offences with prison.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply of any kind, including unpaid sharing, is treated as dealing.
Consumption · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
Use in public is fined under the same administrative scheme. Use in a private home is in practice left alone.
Legal access · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
No adult-use shops. But Israel has one of the world's largest medical programmes per head, with cannabis sold in ordinary pharmacies; since April 2024 many more doctors, including in the health funds, can prescribe it directly instead of applying for a licence for each patient.
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Licensed medical cultivation, manufacturing and pharmacy distribution are well developed, with no cap on the number of growers. No production for adult use.
A wide range of medical flower and oils, labelled by THC and CBD content. Nothing for general sale.
Broad by international standards: on prescription for a list of conditions including chronic pain, cancer, PTSD and others, dispensed in pharmacies. The 2024 reform moved from a licence model to a prescription model for many indications.
The administrative fine leaves no criminal record. The decriminalisation does not apply to soldiers, and drug-driving rules are strict.
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