Cannabis Freedom Index
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Ban πŸ‡―πŸ‡ͺ Jersey

Jersey brings Indian hemp under its dangerous drugs law

Index score

10016

βˆ’84 points

The Dangerous Drugs (Jersey) Law, sanctioned by the King in Council on 13 April 1954, controlled the import, export, production and sale of raw opium, coca leaves and Indian hemp. It is the earliest Jersey law on cannabis found here; Britain had brought cannabis under control in 1928.[1]

Score by segment 0 to 10

  1. Possession Β· 25%10 1βˆ’9
  2. Personal cultivation Β· 25%10 1βˆ’9
  3. Punishment & enforcement Β· 20%10 3βˆ’7
  4. Sharing & gifting Β· 10%10 1βˆ’9
  5. Consumption Β· 10%10 1βˆ’9
  6. Legal access Β· 10%10 3βˆ’7

The bar shows the score after the change; the tick marks where it stood before. Jersey's scores have changed again since.

References

  1. Dangerous Drugs (Jersey) Law 1954archived

Checked. The date and the event were compared with a source that was read. The score before the change is an editorial estimate.

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