Cannabis Freedom Index
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The Marshall Islands pass their narcotics act

The Narcotic Drugs (Prohibition and Control) Act made all possession of cannabis illegal, with fines or prison from the first ounce. It allows possession on a medical prescription in theory, but no medical cannabis is available.

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

9811−87 points

Score by segment

SegmentBeforeAfterChange
Possession25% of the index101−9
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 Marshall Islands's current scores.