From: [s--mp--n] at [cs.ucsd.edu] (Sean Simpson)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs
Subject: Re: LIST OF COUNTRIES
Date: 29 Sep 94 18:13:33 GMT
In article <36dm2g$[82 c] at [bronze.lcs.mit.edu]> [d--ks--e] at [bronze.lcs.mit.edu] (Arian Wolverton) writes:
>In article <[1994 Sep 28 211359 24771] at [sco.com]>, <[k--pi--b] at [sco.com]> wrote:
>>Does someone have a list of all the countries where MJ is legal????
>
>Most of Europe has legalized/decriminalized marijuana in one way or
>another. Personal, industrial, etc...
>
>For instance, in Hungary it is legal for industry but in Holland it is
>decriminalized (tolerated) when it comes to personal use...
>
> Arian
Here is some more info I got from an old post.....
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Drug Laws In Europe
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Country: | Personal Use: | Possession/Intent To Sell: | Traffic:
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Germany | No penalty | Jail up to 4 years | Jail 1 to 15
| | | years
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Belgium | Penalty only | Assimilated to traffic | Jail 3 months
| for collective | | to 5 years
| use | |
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Denmark | No penalty | Assimilated to traffic | Jail up to 10
| | | years
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Spain | No penalty | No penalty | Soft drugs: Jail
| | | up to 4 years
| | | Hard drugs: Jail
| | | up to 12 years
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France | Jail 2 months | Jail 2 to 10 years | Jail 10 to 20
| to 1 year | | years
| Fine 500 FF to | |
| 15,000 FF | |
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Italy | No penalty | Fine, cancelling of | Jail 4 to 20
| | driver's license or | years
| | passport |
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Netherlands | No penalty | Jail 3 months to 1 year | Soft drugs: Jail
| | | up to 4 years
| | | Hard drugs: Jail
| | | up to 12 years
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U.K. | Fine up to | Jail up to 7 years | Jail up to 14
(Penalty | 300 | according to the substance | years according
applied only | Jail 14 years | | to the substance
for opiates) | | |
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Sean
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Sean Simpson
[s--mp--n] at [cs.ucsd.edu]