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Kyrgyzstan

Asia

Restrictive

#46 of 196 worldwide
#5 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Small-scale possession is an administrative violation with a fine.

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Possession · 25%3/10

adds 7.5 of 25 points

Holding a small amount without intent to sell — below the 'significant amount' threshold of about 5 g of cannabis — is an administrative offence under the Code of Misdemeanours, punished by a fine. Above that, possession is a crime with up to five years.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is a criminal offence. Cannabis grows wild over hundreds of hectares around Issyk-Kul and in the Chuy Valley, and the state runs eradication campaigns every year.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%3/10

adds 6.0 of 20 points

A fine for very small amounts, but the criminal threshold is low and sentences above it are long. Fines themselves are high relative to incomes.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Supply is punished with seven to twelve years, more for large amounts.