⛔ Ban · 1934 · Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia enacts its first anti-drug law

King Abdulaziz issued the Prevention of Narcotic Drug Trafficking and Use Law, the kingdom's first national prohibition statute. The 2005 law eventually repealed and replaced it.

Source: Saudipedia — Law of Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in the Kingdom

Index score

980−98 points

Score by segment

Segment	Before	Change
Possession25% of the index	10	−10
Personal cultivation25% of the index	10	−10
Punishment & enforcement20% of the index	10	−10
Sharing & gifting10% of the index	10	−10
Consumption10% of the index	10	−10
Legal access10% of the index	8	−8

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