Cannabis Freedom Index
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πŸ‘Ž Tightening Β· Β· Tunisia

Tunisia's Law 52 makes a year in prison mandatory

The law imposed at least one year in prison and a fine for using or possessing any amount of an illegal drug, cannabis included, and barred judges from reducing the sentence. It filled Tunisia's prisons with young cannabis users.

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Index score

31βˆ’2 points

Score by segment

SegmentBeforeAfterChange
Possession25% of the index00β€”
Personal cultivation25% of the index00β€”
Punishment & enforcement20% of the index10βˆ’1
Sharing & gifting10% of the index00β€”
Consumption10% of the index11β€”
Legal access10% of the index00β€”

Segments are scored from 0 to 10. Tunisia's scores have changed again since.