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Maldives

Asia

Severe prohibition

#193 of 196 worldwide
#45 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Up to five years even below the user threshold, life for trafficking, and since recent amendments the death penalty for importing over 350 g.

Score breakdown ▏world average

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Possession · 25%0/10

adds 0.0 of 25 points

Cannabis is a Schedule 1 drug under the Drugs Act 17/2011. Amounts below the user threshold can still bring up to five years plus court-ordered treatment; a dedicated Drug Court can suspend the sentence for people who complete rehabilitation. Above the threshold — reported as 14 g — it is treated as dealing, with up to 25 years or life.

Personal cultivation · 25%0/10

adds 0.0 of 25 points

Cultivation is a serious offence.

CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Maldives?

Punishment & enforcement · 20%0/10

adds 0.0 of 20 points

Recent amendments added the death penalty for bringing more than 350 g of cannabis into the country, and raised the penalty for importing Schedule 1 drugs to 20 years.

Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10

adds 0.0 of 10 points

Trafficking carries life imprisonment, now defined as the remainder of a person's life with no pardon or commutation.

Consumption · 10%0/10

adds 0.0 of 10 points

Use is an offence, routed through the Drug Court's treatment programme.