· Chile
Chile's Supreme Court accepts growing for personal use
The court acquitted a woman convicted for the plants on her terrace, ruling that growing for one's own use harms nobody else and is not the offence the drug law is aimed at. Courts have treated it as a defence since.
Index score
2225+3 points
Score by segment
| Segment | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession25% of the index | 3 | 3 | — |
| Personal cultivation25% of the index | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Punishment & enforcement20% of the index | 4 | 4 | — |
| Sharing & gifting10% of the index | 1 | 1 | — |
| Consumption10% of the index | 3 | 3 | — |
| Legal access10% of the index | 0 | 0 | — |
Segments are scored from 0 to 10. Chile's scores have changed again since.