hardtack
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Countries That Have Decriminalized Drugs
Country | Decriminalized activities | Sanctions |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Cannabis possession inferior to 15g | Potential confiscation without penalty, fines and criminal charges for over 15g |
Argentina | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | Confiscation of drugs, fine, referral to an educational course |
Armenia | Possession or social supply of any drug | Confiscation of drugs, fine or voluntary treatment |
Belize | Cannabis possession inferior to 10g | No sanction for adults, minors are required to participate in counselling programs |
Bolivia | Possession of coca (leaf), social supply of any drug | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Chile | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions for private, personal use, fines for public consumption, supplying |
Colombia | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions for private, personal use, fines for public consumption, supplying |
Costa Rica | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | Confiscation of drugs, voluntary referral to treatment (mandatory for minors) |
Croatia | Possession of any drug for personal use | Confiscation of drugs, mandatory treatment |
Czech Republic | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | Confiscation of drugs, fine |
Estonia | Possession of any drug for personal use | Confiscation of drugs, fine, voluntary treatment |
Germany | Possession of any drug for personal use | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Italy | Possession of any drug, cultivation and social supply of cannabis | Confiscation of drugs, warning, fine, voluntary referal to treatment |
Jamaica | Possession and cultivation of cannabis | No sanction for medicinal or religious use, fine and referral to an educational course |
Mexico | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | Voluntary referral to treatment, mandatory after the third infraction. No charges under legal threshold |
Netherlands | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Paraguay | Possession of any drug for personal use | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Peru | Possession of any drug for personal use | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Poland | Possession of any drug for personal use | Fine, referral to an educational course, voluntary referral to treatment |
Portugal | Possession of any drug for personal use | Confiscation of drugs, fine, referral to an educational course |
Russia | Possession of any drug for personal use | Fine, voluntary referral to treatment, "administrative detention" of up to 15 days |
South Africa | Possession and cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions |
Spain | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sactions for private use, fines for public possession and use |
Switzerland | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions for less than 10g of cannabis, fines, voluntary referral to harm reduction services |
Uruguay | Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis | No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold |
Virgin Islands | Possession of cannabis | Confiscation of drugs, fine |
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