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Saudi Arabia

Asia

Severe prohibition

#195 of 196 worldwide
#47 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Prison and flogging for users; the death penalty for trafficking, with executions for hashish resumed since 2022.

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Possession · 25%0/10

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Possession for personal use is punished with prison — sources give one to six months for first-time users and six months to two years more generally — with fines and, at the judge's discretion, flogging.

Personal cultivation · 25%0/10

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Cultivation is treated as production for trafficking.

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Punishment & enforcement · 20%0/10

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Corporal punishment and prison for users, execution for traffickers. Saudi Arabia resumed drug executions in late 2022, and people have since been beheaded for hashish trafficking.

Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10

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Dealing brings two to ten years with flogging; one reported case ended in ten years and 1,200 lashes for 59 kg. Smuggling and repeat dealing can bring the death penalty.

Consumption · 10%0/10

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Use is a crime; users who seek treatment voluntarily may avoid prosecution.