⛔ Ban · · Iran
Iran first restricts cannabis
No first law is recorded here for Iran. 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.
Estimated. No first law is recorded; the date is an assumption. The score before the change is an editorial estimate.
Source:
Index score
984−94 points
Score by segment
| Segment | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession25% of the index | 10 | 1 | −9 |
| Personal cultivation25% of the index | 10 | 0 | −10 |
| Punishment & enforcement20% of the index | 10 | 0 | −10 |
| Sharing & gifting10% of the index | 10 | 0 | −10 |
| Consumption10% of the index | 10 | 1 | −9 |
| Legal access10% of the index | 8 | 0 | −8 |
Segments are scored from 0 to 10. The scores after the change are Iran's current scores.
This entry is an estimate. No first law is recorded for Iran, so its first restrictions are assumed to have come at some point between 1925 and 1961. On the charts the change is spread evenly across those years.