Mongolia
Asia
#109 of 196 worldwide
#13 of 48 in Asia
Small amounts can be handled with an administrative fine; larger amounts bring two to eight years. Wild cannabis is widespread.
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Possession · 25%2/10adds 5.0 of 25 points
Illegal under the narcotics law and the Criminal Code. Small quantities can be dealt with by an administrative fine of 150,000–450,000 tögrög (roughly US$45–130); larger amounts or any sign of dealing bring two to eight years.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime. Wild cannabis grows in 18 of Mongolia's 21 provinces, and picking it carries the same penalties as growing it.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Fines for the smallest cases, prison above them; enforcement falls mainly on young urban users.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries eight to fifteen years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is an offence; young people arrested for smoking have faced criminal cases and public shaming.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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A criminal case brings a record and social stigma.
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