Effective on publication, Law 5728 amended Article 23 of the narcotics law. Sowing hemp without a permit, or knowingly exceeding its area or using a different location, carried a judicial fine of at least fifty days. A separate paragraph prescribed one to seven years in prison for sowing hemp exclusively to obtain cannabis. Cultivation covered the whole process from sowing the seed to harvesting. The law was adopted on 23 January 2008; its commencement date was 8 February.[1]
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References
- Türkiye — Law 5728, original Official Gazette text reproduced by the Turkish Bar AssociationGazette 26781, 8 February 2008; Articles 77 and 579archived
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