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South Korea's Constitutional Court upholds cannabis smoking and receipt penalties

In case 2005Hun-Ba46, the Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the challenged cannabis smoking and receipt provisions. It rejected proportionality and equality challenges, including comparison with alcohol and tobacco. The decision preserved existing penalties rather than creating a new offence.[1]

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References

  1. Constitutional Court of Korea — 2005Hun-Ba46, original decision reproduced by BigCaseOriginal decision, order and conclusion; exclude the host's AI summaryarchived

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