Lithuania
Europe
#90 of 196 worldwide
#33 of 45 in Europe
Possession of any amount has been a criminal offence since 2017; decriminalisation has been repeatedly debated. Cannabinoid medicines are permitted.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Since 2017 possession of any amount, however small, is a criminal offence — before that, small amounts were an administrative matter. Typical outcomes are a fine, restriction of liberty or short arrest, plus a criminal record. A bill to replace this with warnings or fines of €50–300 has been in parliament for years; a contradictory vote added administrative liability without removing the criminal one, and the committee postponed it again in 2025.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Thousands of mostly young people acquire criminal records each year for small amounts — the main argument behind the stalled reform.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply is a crime with prison.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use without possession is an administrative offence; in practice users are charged with possession.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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Cannabis-based medicines have been permitted since 2019, but only registered pharmaceutical products, which are scarcely available.
The criminal record blocks certain jobs and travel for years.
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