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Easing 🇯🇪 Jersey

Jersey lets Centeniers fine people for possessing cannabis

Index score

1619

+3 points

The Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024 came into force. It inserted Article 28A into the Misuse of Drugs Law, allowing a Centenier at a Parish Hall enquiry to impose a level 1 fine for possessing a Class B or Class C drug if the person accepts it, without a criminal conviction.[1][2]

Score by segment 0 to 10

  1. Possession · 25%1 2+1
  2. Personal cultivation · 25%1 1
  3. Punishment & enforcement · 20%3 3
  4. Sharing & gifting · 10%1 1
  5. Consumption · 10%1 1
  6. Legal access · 10%3 3

The bar shows the score after the change; the tick marks where it stood before. The scores after the change are Jersey's current scores.

References

  1. Jersey Legal Information Board — Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024archived
  2. Jersey Legal Information Board — Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978, Article 28Aarchived

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