El Salvador
North America
#159 of 196 worldwide
#22 of 23 in North America
Even under 2 g carries one to three years in prison.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Under the Law Regulating Drug-Related Activities, possessing less than 2 g of an illicit drug carries one to three years in prison; 2 g or more carries a heavier sentence. There is no fine-only option.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation is a serious crime.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Prison for any amount, enforced under a state of exception since 2022 that has suspended ordinary due-process guarantees and filled the prisons.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Carrying or selling brings multi-year sentences — six years in one reported case of a man transporting marijuana on a motorbike.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is prosecuted through possession.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
More context not part of the score
None.
No medical cannabis.
Pre-trial detention is routine in drug cases.
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