· North Korea
North Korea first restricts cannabis
No first law is recorded here for North Korea. 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.
Source: Wikipedia — International Opium Convention
Index score
983−95 points
Score by segment
| Segment | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession25% of the index | 10 | 0 | −10 |
| Personal cultivation25% of the index | 10 | 0 | −10 |
| Punishment & enforcement20% of the index | 10 | 1 | −9 |
| 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 North Korea's current scores.
This entry is an estimate. No first law is recorded for North Korea, so its first restrictions are assumed to have come at some point between the 1925 Geneva convention and the 1961 Single Convention. On the charts the change is spread evenly across those years.