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Yemen
Asia
Severe prohibition
#175 of 196 worldwide
#30 of 48 in Asia
Recreational: IllegalMedical: None
One to three years for personal possession; trafficking can carry death. Qat, by contrast, is legal.
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Possession · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Illegal under the 1993 narcotics law, which punishes possession for personal use with one to three years in prison and a fine.
Personal cultivation · 25%0/10adds 0.0 of 25 points
Cultivation carries ten to twenty-five years.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Severe law, with the country divided between rival authorities since 2014 and enforcement correspondingly inconsistent.
Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries ten to twenty-five years, or death for repeat or aggravated offences.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is an offence. By contrast qat, a mild stimulant leaf chewed daily by most Yemeni men, is legal and central to social life.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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