Cannabis Freedom Index
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The Maldives passes its Law on Drugs

Law 17/77 was the country's principal act on narcotic drugs, passed as drugs first appeared with tourism in the 1970s.

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

Source:

Index score

980−98 points

Score by segment

SegmentBeforeAfterChange
Possession25% of the index100−10
Personal cultivation25% of the index100−10
Punishment & enforcement20% of the index100−10
Sharing & gifting10% of the index100−10
Consumption10% of the index100−10
Legal access10% of the index80−8

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