Transnistria
Europe
Not ranked: disputed territory
would rank #78 among countries
Possession without intent to sell is a crime with up to three years in prison under Transnistria's own criminal code, and supply carries three to seven. Little else about its drug law could be confirmed.
Disputed territory. Transnistria broke away from Moldova in 1990 and runs its own courts, police and criminal code. No UN member state recognises it; it is regarded internationally as part of Moldova, whose more lenient drug law is not applied there. See also 🇲🇩 Moldova.
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- Can I carry it?NoIt is a crime
- Can I grow it?NoIt is a crime
- Can I buy it?NoThere is no legal source
- Can I use it in public?NoUse itself is an offence
- What if I'm caught?Fine or prisonUsually a fine; prison is possible
A rough guide read from the scores below, not legal advice. The details and the exceptions are in each segment: select an answer to jump to it.
- Cannabis users
- about 17,000
- Share aged 15–64
- about 5.7%
An estimate: there is no national survey, so the median rate of surveyed countries in Europe is assumed.
Source: UNODC World Drug Report prevalence figures, as collected in Wikipedia's list of annual cannabis use by country; population aged 15–64 from the World Bank.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Article 226 of the Transnistrian criminal code punishes acquiring or keeping drugs without intent to sell, in a large amount, with up to three years in prison. The Russian code it is modelled on has no such standalone offence. How smaller amounts are handled could not be confirmed.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Growing cannabis is a crime under the same chapter of the criminal code. No tolerated number of plants is known.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Prison is available even for possession for personal use. How often it is imposed for small amounts could not be confirmed.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Acquiring or keeping drugs in order to sell them, and making, transporting or selling them, carries three to seven years in prison, with or without confiscation of property.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
No information on a separate offence of use was found. Possession is prosecuted.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
More context not part of the score
None known.
No legal cannabis products are known.
No medical cannabis programme is known.
A conviction is entered in Transnistria's own criminal records. Because its courts are not recognised abroad, the standing of such a conviction elsewhere is unclear.
Taking cannabis into or out of Transnistria is a separate offence from possessing it, normally charged as smuggling or trafficking, with far heavier penalties. That holds almost everywhere, including between two places where cannabis is legal.
A prescription or medical card from another country is generally not recognised. Travellers who need a cannabis-based medicine should ask Transnistria's embassy before travelling.
General guidance that applies to almost every country, not a check of Transnistria's customs rules.
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