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Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
Adult lifetime cannabis use by country; Cannabis political parties; Timeline of cannabis law This page was last edited on 30 August 2024, at 16:45 (UTC). Text is ...
2015: Spain decriminalized cannabis cultivation up to 10 cannabis plants for personal use. [92] 2016: Austria decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. [93] 2016: North Macedonia legalized cannabis for medical use.. [94] 2016: Australia legalized cannabis for medical use. [95] 2016: Poland legalized cannabis for medical use. [96]
Canada has become the largest country to legalise cannabis.
Cannabis was criminalized in some countries beginning in the 14th century and was illegal in most countries by the middle of the 20th century. The colonial government of Mauritius banned cannabis in 1840 over concerns on its effect on Indian indentured workers; [216] the same occurred in Singapore in 1870. [217]
World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.
Other states and countries have since joined California in guarding rights of cannabis consumers. [12] In the United States, much is unclear about cannabis rights because despite state laws, cannabis remains federally illegal. Consequently, cannabis consumers do not belong to a protected class.
The average concentration of THC in the cannabis sold in coffeeshops has increased from 9% in 1998 to 18% in 2005. [14] This means that less plant material has to be consumed to achieve the same effect. One of the reasons is plant breeding and use of greenhouse technology for illegal growing of cannabis in Netherlands. [14]