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Timor-Leste

Asia

Prohibition

#139 of 196 worldwide
#16 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Illegal; possession for consumption is a lesser offence than trafficking, which carries four to twelve years.

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Possession · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Illegal for all purposes. A dedicated anti-drug law adopted in 2017 and amended in 2023 sits alongside the Penal Code; possession for consumption is prosecuted as a less serious offence than trafficking, though still a crime.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is a crime.

Wikipedia — Cannabis in Timor-Leste

Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10

adds 2.0 of 20 points

The president has said publicly that drug policy should distinguish cannabis from more dangerous drugs — a rare signal in the region — but the law has not changed.