Country attitudes to marijuana
| Country/source | Recreational | Medical | Cultivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina/(Infobae, 2017) | Decimalized | Legal | Illegal |
| Australia/(Copeland, 2010) | Decriminalised for personal use in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory | Legal at federal level and in all states Qualifying conditions and other details vary by state | Legal for medical purposes |
| Austria/(Seshata, 2015) | Decriminalised as of January 2016 Possession for personal use | Cannabis-derived drugs | Allowed for medical purposes |
| Belgium/(Anderson, 2017) | Decriminalised up to 3 g | Cannabis-derived drugs | Decriminalised for cultivation of one plant |
| Canada/(Canada, 2018) | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| Chile/(Cannabis, 2018a) | Decriminalised | Legal | Legal |
| Colombia/(Langlois, 2012) | Decriminalised up to 22 grams for personal use | Legal for medical use. | Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal use and if licensed by the “National Anti-narcotics Council” |
| Costa Rica/(The Costa Rica News, 2018) | Decriminalised | Illegal | Decriminalised |
| Croatia / (The High Can, 2018) | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Czech Republic/(Conbiz, 2018) | Decriminalised up to 10 grams since 2014 | Legal | Decriminalised for cultivation of up to five plants. Cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal |
| Denmark/(Shekshnya, 2018). | Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognised by Danish authorities) | Legal | Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only |
| Finland/(Cannabis, 2018b) | Illegal but sometimes not enforced | Legal under license | Legal for medicinal use only |
| Georgia/(State Laws, 2018) | Decriminalised for possession and consumption | Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of cannabis exists | Decriminalised for personal use |
| Germany/(DW, 2018) | Possession illegal, but consumption legal | Legal to those with a prescription | Legal if permission is given by “Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices” |
| Israel/(Osborne, 2018) | Currently illegal; decriminalisation being considered | Legal | Licensed medicinal providers only |
| Italy/(Povoledo, 2018) | Decriminalised; allowed for religious usage | Legal | Illegal |
| Jamaica/(Margolin, 2018) | Decriminalised; legal for Rastafari | Legal | Legal |
| Luxembourg/(Walder, 2018) | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Mexico/Janikian (2018) | Decriminalised | Legal for medical use, THC content below 1% | Legal for medical purposes. Decriminalised for personal use |
| Netherlands/Haines, G. (2017b) | Illegal – but use and sale is tolerated in licensed coffeeshops. Possession of up to five grams is decriminalised. | Legal | Decriminalised up to five plants; plants are generally still destroyed. Home growers can be evicted for one single plant or have their mortgage cancelled |
| Norway/(Cannabis, 2018c) | Illegal (in progress of decriminalisation) | Legal | Illegal |
| Peru/(Dunnell, 2018) | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Poland/(Sharman, 2017) | Illegal, but sometimes not enforced for small amounts | Legal | Illegal |
| Portugal/(Seshata, 2014) | Decriminalised up to 25 g herb or 5 g hashish | Legal | Decriminalised |
| UK/(Gov, 2018) | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| USA / (NCSL, 2018) | Legal in 9 states, the District of Columbia, and some Indian Reservations – but Illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states and the USA Virgin Islands have decriminalised | USA | Legal in 9 states, the District of Columbia, and some Indian Reservations – but illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states and the USA Virgin Islands have decriminalised |
| Uruguay/(Arsenault, 2018) | Legal; buying prohibited for foreigners | Legal for all uses | Legal for up to six plants |
| Zimbabwe/(Polianskaya, 2018) | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| Country/source | Recreational | Medical | Cultivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina/( | Decimalized | Legal | Illegal |
| Australia/( | Decriminalised for personal use in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory | Legal at federal level and in all states | Legal for medical purposes |
| Austria/( | Decriminalised as of January 2016 | Cannabis-derived drugs | Allowed for medical purposes |
| Belgium/( | Decriminalised up to 3 g | Cannabis-derived drugs | Decriminalised for cultivation of one plant |
| Canada/( | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| Chile/( | Decriminalised | Legal | Legal |
| Colombia/( | Decriminalised up to 22 grams for personal use | Legal for medical use. | Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal use and if licensed by the “National Anti-narcotics Council” |
| Costa Rica/( | Decriminalised | Illegal | Decriminalised |
| Croatia / ( | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Czech Republic/( | Decriminalised up to 10 grams since 2014 | Legal | Decriminalised for cultivation of up to five plants. Cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal |
| Denmark/( | Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognised by Danish authorities) | Legal | Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only |
| Finland/( | Illegal but sometimes not enforced | Legal under license | Legal for medicinal use only |
| Georgia/( | Decriminalised for possession and consumption | Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of cannabis exists | Decriminalised for personal use |
| Germany/( | Possession illegal, but consumption legal | Legal to those with a prescription | Legal if permission is given by “Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices” |
| Israel/( | Currently illegal; decriminalisation being considered | Legal | Licensed medicinal providers only |
| Italy/( | Decriminalised; allowed for religious usage | Legal | Illegal |
| Jamaica/( | Decriminalised; legal for Rastafari | Legal | Legal |
| Luxembourg/( | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Mexico/ | Decriminalised | Legal for medical use, THC content below 1% | Legal for medical purposes. Decriminalised for personal use |
| Netherlands/Haines, G. | Illegal – but use and sale is tolerated in licensed coffeeshops. Possession of up to five grams is decriminalised. | Legal | Decriminalised up to five plants; plants are generally still destroyed. Home growers can be evicted for one single plant or have their mortgage cancelled |
| Norway/( | Illegal (in progress of decriminalisation) | Legal | Illegal |
| Peru/( | Decriminalised | Legal | Illegal |
| Poland/( | Illegal, but sometimes not enforced for small amounts | Legal | Illegal |
| Portugal/( | Decriminalised up to 25 g herb or 5 g hashish | Legal | Decriminalised |
| UK/( | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| USA / ( | Legal in 9 states, the District of Columbia, and some Indian Reservations – but Illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states and the USA Virgin Islands have decriminalised | USA | Legal in 9 states, the District of Columbia, and some Indian Reservations – but illegal at federal level. An additional 13 states and the USA Virgin Islands have decriminalised |
| Uruguay/( | Legal; buying prohibited for foreigners | Legal for all uses | Legal for up to six plants |
| Zimbabwe/( | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
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