Monaco
Europe
#93 of 196 worldwide
#34 of 45 in Europe
Up to a year in prison for use or possession, usually suspended or fined; even CBD is prohibited.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Law 890 of 1970 on narcotics punishes use and possession with up to one year in prison and a fine. Courts usually impose suspended sentences or fines — one heavy user received ten months suspended — and police sometimes settle for a warning.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Prosecutions are routine in a small, heavily policed state, but outcomes are mostly suspended sentences and fines.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries up to ten years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is itself an offence under Law 890.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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None. Even CBD products are treated as prohibited, and people have been tried for holding them.
No medical cannabis.
A conviction is a criminal record, which can affect a residence permit.
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