⛔ Ban · · Costa Rica
Costa Rica first restricts cannabis
No first law is recorded here for Costa Rica. Its first restrictions on cannabis are assumed to date from between the 1925 Geneva convention, which put Indian hemp under international control, and the 1961 Single Convention, which required a ban on non-medical use.
Source: Wikipedia — International Opium Convention
Index score
9822−76 points
Score by segment
| Segment | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession25% of the index | 10 | 3 | −7 |
| Personal cultivation25% of the index | 10 | 1 | −9 |
| Punishment & enforcement20% of the index | 10 | 4 | −6 |
| Sharing & gifting10% of the index | 10 | 1 | −9 |
| Consumption10% of the index | 10 | 3 | −7 |
| Legal access10% of the index | 8 | 0 | −8 |
Segments are scored from 0 to 10. Costa Rica's scores have changed again since.
This entry is an estimate. No first law is recorded for Costa Rica, so its first restrictions are assumed to have come at some point between the 1925 Geneva convention and the 1961 Single Convention. On the charts the change is spread evenly across those years.