Cuba's replacement Penal Code punished simple drug possession without authorisation or prescription with six months to three years in prison.[1] Cannabis growing and supplying drugs carried three to eight years, rising to seven to fifteen for relatively large amounts; growers could also lose their land or land-use rights.[1] The code replaced the older Social Defence Code and took effect on 1 November 1979.[2]
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References
- Cuba — Law 21 of 1979, drug provisions supplied to the United NationsE/NL.1985/90 within E/NL.1985/88–91, printed/PDF pages 12–13, articles 217–220. Article 218 sets six months to three years; article 217 expressly names cannabis.
- Regulación normativa de las sanciones en Cuba, enfoques teóricos criminológicos que las han sustentadoAlejandro Simón Valdés, Alie Pérez Véliz · In Revista Iberoamericana de Derecho, Cultura y Ambiente · 2024 · Results/discussion, Law 21; commencement 1 November 1979. The original commencement clause was not retrieved.
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