Cannabis Freedom Index
โ† History๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt in full

ยท Egypt

Egypt bans the import of hashish

After earlier attempts to stamp out hashish, the Khedivate banned its import, and five years later its cultivation. Egypt went on to ask for cannabis to be included in the 1925 Geneva convention.

Index score

9811โˆ’87 points

Score by segment

SegmentBeforeAfterChange
Possession25% of the index101โˆ’9
Personal cultivation25% of the index101โˆ’9
Punishment & enforcement20% of the index102โˆ’8
Sharing & gifting10% of the index101โˆ’9
Consumption10% of the index101โˆ’9
Legal access10% of the index80โˆ’8

Segments are scored from 0 to 10. Egypt's scores have changed again since.

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