Tajikistan
Asia
#173 of 196 worldwide
#29 of 48 in Asia
Up to five years for personal-use quantities; long sentences for cultivation and trafficking.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Illegal under Articles 200–204 of the Criminal Code. Acquiring or storing drugs in personal-use quantities carries up to five years in prison.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation carries five to ten years, up to 25 for large-scale growing.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Tajikistan sits on the main trafficking route from Afghanistan, and its drug laws are applied harshly, including against small-scale users.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries very long sentences; the death penalty has been under moratorium since 2004.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use leads to registration and compulsory treatment.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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Registered users face restrictions and police attention.
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