Cannabis Freedom Index
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⛔ Ban · · Kazakhstan

The Soviet ban on growing cannabis covers Kazakhstan

The Soviet Union prohibited the unauthorised cultivation of Indian hemp and the opium poppy. Kazakhstan was a Soviet republic.

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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Index score

9814−84 points

Score by segment

SegmentBeforeAfterChange
Possession25% of the index102−8
Personal cultivation25% of the index101−9
Punishment & enforcement20% of the index102−8
Sharing & gifting10% of the index101−9
Consumption10% of the index101−9
Legal access10% of the index80−8

Segments are scored from 0 to 10. The scores after the change are Kazakhstan's current scores.