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Turkmenistan

Asia

Severe prohibition

#186 of 196 worldwide
#39 of 48 in Asia

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Very strict enforcement with long sentences.

Score breakdown ▏world average

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Possession · 25%0/10
adds 0.0 of 25 points

Illegal under a zero-tolerance policy. The Criminal Code punishes even the use of narcotics with up to five years in prison; someone who voluntarily surrenders a small personal amount may be spared.

Personal cultivation · 25%0/10
adds 0.0 of 25 points

Cultivation is punished with correctional labour or up to three years, more if for sale.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10
adds 2.0 of 20 points

Among the most closed and punitive systems in the region, with little independent information on how cases are handled.

Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

Manufacture, storage or transport for distribution carries three to ten years, rising to twelve to twenty with confiscation of property.

Consumption · 10%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

Use is itself a crime with up to five years.

Legal access · 10%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

None.

More context not part of the score

Commercial production

None.

Products

None. Even nasvay, a chewing tobacco common across Central Asia, is banned.

Medical use

No medical cannabis.

Other consequences

Users are registered and can be sent to compulsory treatment.

All sources

  1. Wikipedia — Cannabis in Turkmenistan
  2. CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Turkmenistan?
  3. Eurasianet — Turkmenistan struggles to combat drugs

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