Cambodia
Asia
#64 of 196 worldwide
#7 of 48 in Asia
Illegal on paper but loosely enforced; 'happy' restaurants operate openly in tourist areas.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
The gap between law and practice is wide. On paper, 'keeping' drugs for personal use is a crime under the 2012 drug law carrying two to five years in prison. In practice police have long ignored small amounts of cannabis, focusing on methamphetamine and heroin — though crackdowns have intensified and foreigners get no special treatment.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Cultivation is a criminal offence with prison. Small plots persist in rural areas.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Lax day to day, harsh when applied: prison terms of years for possession, and prisons badly overcrowded with drug detainees.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply is trafficking, with five to ten years or more.
Consumption · 10%2/10adds 2.0 of 10 points
Consumption is an offence and can lead to compulsory treatment in a drug centre. It is nevertheless visible in tourist areas.
Legal access · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
No legal source. 'Happy pizza' restaurants and street sellers operate openly in some cities, tolerated rather than licensed.
More context not part of the score
No licensed production.
No medical cannabis programme.
Compulsory detention in treatment centres is a real risk for local users.
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