Legality of cannabis by country
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This is a list of the legality of cannabis by country.
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| Country | Legal Status | Notes |
 Argentina |
Legal (Decriminalized) |
Decriminalized for personal use in small amounts and for consumption only in private locations. Public consumption is generally accepted among the young adults and overlooked by police in the suburbs. Consumption for medical purposes is accepted but not legislated (only in private locations). Cultivating, selling and transporting large amounts is illegal and punishable by present laws.[1] |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Illegal | Large fines and occasionally short prison sentences are common for even small amounts.[citation needed] |
 Australia |
Legal (Decriminalized) | Certain states of Australia have decriminalized marijuana possession. In Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland one can be simply ticketed for up to 50 grams. If found in possession with intent to supply, convictions apply.[2] |
 Bahrain |
Illegal | Usually tolerated in small, casual amounts depending on the situation and people involved, since Bahrain is a small place, if you are a friend of somebody in the police station ( Known as 'waasta' or 'Connections' in English ) you will probably get away with it. If you however do not have connections with people high up, penalties can be severe.[citation needed] However it is officially an illegal substance.[citation needed] |
 Bangladesh |
Illegal | Cannabis cultivation was prohibited in 1987 and the storage, sale, distribution and consumption of cannabis was prohibited in 1989.[citation needed] |
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Legal (Decriminalized) |
Tolerated among adults in quantities up to approx. 3 grams and/or 1 female plant. Consumption at home is legal.[3] |
 Belize |
Illegal | Is illegal, but use by locals is slightly tolerated. Publicly sold and smoked, but highly illegal under Belizean law which is similar to the law in the Britain. Prison sentences regularly given for possession of more than a token amount or selling.[citation needed] |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Illegal | Also small quantities and use is illegal, but usually tolerated and overlooked.[citation needed] |
 Bolivia |
Illegal | Simple possession is illegal. There is currently no move to decriminalize marijuana.[4] |
 Brazil |
Illegal | As of March 1995, the attorney general proposes to end jail-time and fines for possession of cannabis, substituting mandatory rehabilitation for users.[5] |
 Canada |
Technically Illegal |
Cannabis is a schedule II drug in Canada for amounts larger than 3kg. Amounts smaller than 3kg are classified as Schedule VII, and smaller than 30g as Schedule VIII. It is generally tolerated in small amounts for most of Canada (3 grams). It is legal for medicinal use with a federal permit.[citation needed] In January 2003, an Ontario court ruled simple possession laws banning cannabis unconstitutional, although it is unclear what the long term implications of this might be.[6] In 2007, a Toronto judge ruled that Canada's pot possession laws are unconstitutional after a man argued the country's medicinal marijuana regulations are flawed.[7] |
 Chile |
Legal (Decriminalized) | Law No. 20.000 dictates many drugs illegal including any plant from the Cannabis family. Personal use of marijuana in small quantities on a private place is not against the law. More than one person using it at the same place is considered as a group and thus is considered illegal.
Possessing a plant with a permit from the Ministerio de Agricultura (Agriculture Ministry) is legal. Having a plant is not fully illegal without a permit if proved that its intended only for exclusive personal use.[8] Trafficking is illegal and enforced. No attempts to decriminalize or legalize it have been made. |
 China Taiwan(PRC & ROC) |
Illegal | Cannabis is a schedule II substance. Simple possession can result in years of imprisonment, with the duration and amount of fines depending upon location.[9] If one is found with cannabis or hashish a second time he or she may be executed.[citation needed] |
 Colombia |
Legal (Decriminalized) |
Decriminalized for small quantities (up to 20 grams for own use) since 1994, but sale is illegal.[10] Generally not tolerated.[citation needed] |
 Costa Rica |
Illegal | Tolerated.[citation needed] |
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