San Marino
Europe
#97 of 196 worldwide
#37 of 45 in Europe
Medical use is permitted; recreational reform has been proposed by citizens' initiative.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Possession is a criminal offence. The statutory penalty for illicit possession or use of narcotics is severe on paper — prison and a fine — though small personal amounts are dealt with more leniently in practice.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Home growing is illegal.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Criminal penalties apply, with leniency for small amounts.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply is a crime.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is covered by the same offence as possession.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
No adult-use source. In 2019 parliament approved a citizens' proposal to regulate recreational cannabis — it would have allowed 30 g and four plants — then backtracked in March 2020, deciding to wait for Italy.
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Legal since a 2016 citizens' petition: approved cannabis-based medicines for conditions such as multiple sclerosis, spinal injury and neuropathic pain, provided free to residents. No flower and no home growing.
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