Timeline of cannabis law

The list includes and details significant events that occurred in the global history of national-level implementations of, or changes made to, laws surrounding the use, sale, or production of the psychoactive drug cannabis.

1300s
  • Soudoun Sheikouni, the Emir of the Joneima in Arabia, outlawed the use of cannabis across his jurisdiction. Sheikouni's prohibition is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, attested cannabis bans, and so can be considered one of the world's first.[1]

1700s

1800s
  • 1800: Shortly following Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and concerned by his troops' smoking of hashish and drinking of cannabis-based beverages, he banned the drug and the establishments that provided it.[3]
  • 1830: The Municipal Council of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, prohibited bringing cannabis into the city, and punishing its use by any slave.[4]
  • 1840: the British colony of Mauritius banned cannabis.[5]
  • 1861: British Guiana passed a law entitled An Ordinance to Regulate the Sale of Opium and Bhang.[6]
  • 1867: the British colonial government of Sri Lanka introduced the Opium and Bhang Ordinance, restricting the sale of cannabis to licensed dealers only.[7][8]
  • 1870: Natal Colony (now in South Africa) passed the Coolie Law Consolidation prohibiting: "the smoking, use, or possession by and the sale, barter, or gift to, any Coolies [Indian indentured workers] whatsoever, of any portion of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)..."[9]
  • 1870: Singapore banned cannabis.[10]
  • 1877: the Ottoman government in Constantinople mandated that all hashish in Egypt be destroyed, and in 1879 importation of cannabis was banned by the Khedivate of Egypt.[11][12]
  • 1890: Morocco's Sultan Hassan I instituted strict regulations on cultivation and trade, but also conferred clear cannabis production privileges on several Rif tribes.[13]
  • 1890: Greece banned the cultivation, importation, and use of cannabis.[14]
  • 1894: In British India the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission released its findings, concluding that "The moderate use practically produces no ill effects. In all but the most exceptional cases, the injury from habitual moderate use is not appreciable."[15]

1900s
  • 1913: Jamaica banned cannabis with the Ganja Law, supported by the white ruling class and the Council of Evangelical Churches in Jamaica[16]
  • 1914: British East Africa Protectorate banned cannabis.[17]
  • 1920: Sierra Leone banned cannabis.[18]
  • 1920: Mexico banned the cultivation, sale, and recreational use of cannabis.[19]
  • 1922: South Africa banned cannabis nationally, under the Customs and Excises Duty Act.[20][21]
  • 1923: Canada banned cannabis.[22]
  • 1923: Panama banned the cultivation and use of cannabis.[23]
  • 1924: Sudan banned the cultivation and use of cannabis.[24]
  • 1925: The League of Nations signs the revised International Opium Convention, for the first time adding cannabis among prohibited drugs.
  • 1925: Trinidad and Tobago banned cannabis.[25]
  • 1926: Lebanon prohibited hashish.[26][27]
  • 1926: Australia banned cannabis.[28]
  • 1927: Indonesia banned cannabis.[29]
  • 1928: The United Kingdom first prohibited cannabis as a drug, in accordance with the 1925 International Opium Convention, adding cannabis as an addendum to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1920.[30][31]
  • 1928: Romania established laws for countering narcotics, including hashish and its preparations.[32]
  • 1934: The Irish Free State prohibited cannabis and cannabis resin with the Dangerous Drugs Act 1934.[33]
  • 1935: Thailand criminalized cannabis.[34]
  • 1937: The United States passed the Marijuana Tax Act, effectively prohibiting all use of cannabis on a federal level.
  • 1939: Burma legalized and licensed the production and sale of cannabis.[35]
  • 1948: Japan adopted the Cannabis Control Law, establishing a licensing system for dealers, and punishments for unlicensed use or sale.[36]
  • 1951: Poland classified cannabis as a narcotic.[37]
  • 1953: Tunisia banned cannabis.[38]
  • 1953: The Netherlands criminalized cannabis.[39]
  • 1956: Morocco becomes independent, and banned cannabis by royal decree.[40]
  • 1961: The United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs decreed: "The use of cannabis for other than medical and scientific purposes must be discontinued as soon as possible but in any case within twenty-five years..."
  • 1965: New Zealand banned cannabis under the Narcotics Act.[41]
  • 1966: Finland prohibited cannabis.[42]
  • 1968: The government of the Republic of Vietnam "publicly condemned" the use or trafficking of cannabis, and instructed local chiefs to prevent its cultivation.[43]
  • 1969: Iceland & Denmark banned cannabis.[44]
  • 1970: The United States passed the Controlled Substances Act, prohibiting cannabis federally along with several other drugs and replacing the 1937 act.
  • 1972: The Netherlands divided drugs into more- and less-dangerous categories, with cannabis being in the lesser category. Accordingly, possession of 30 grams or less was made a misdemeanor.[45]
  • 1973: Nepal canceled the licenses of all cannabis shops, dealers, and farmers, under pressure from the United States and the international community.[46]
  • 1973: Afghanistan's King Zahir Shah outlawed cannabis production, followed by genuine commitment to eradication, backed by $47 million in funding from the United States government.[46]
  • 1975: Comoros' Ali Soilih seized power, and among other radical reforms to gain the support of youth, legalized cannabis in Comoros.[47][48]
  • 1976: South Korea passed the Cannabis Control Act.[49]
  • 1988: Paraguay decriminalized personal possession of 10 grams of cannabis or less.[50][51]
  • 1989: Bangladesh banned the sale of cannabis.[52]
  • 1992: Lebanon banned and eradicates cannabis, under US pressure.[53]
  • 1996: California becomes the first jurisdiction in the United States to legalize cannabis for medicinal use (Proposition 215)[54]
  • 1997: Poland criminalized possession of cannabis.[55]

2000s
  • 2001: Luxembourg decriminalized cannabis.[56]
  • 2001: Canada legalized medical cannabis[57]
  • 2001: Portugal decriminalized all drugs, including cannabis.[58][59]
  • 2003: Belgium decriminalized cannabis.[60][61]
  • 2004: The United Kingdom re-classified cannabis as a Class C (less-harmful) drug, before restoring it to Class B in 2009.[62]
  • 2005: Chile decriminalized cannabis.[63]
  • 2006: Russia reduced the limits for criminal possession of many drugs, with the criminal threshold for cannabis being reduced from 20 to 6 grams for cannabis, and 5 to 2 grams for hashish.[64]
  • 2006: Brazil decriminalized possession and cultivation of personal amounts of cannabis.[65]
  • 2008: Austria legalized medical cannabis.[66]
  • 2009: Mexico decriminalized possession of up to 5 grams of cannabis.[67]
  • 2009: Argentina decriminalized cannabis.[68]
  • 2010: Czech Republic reduced the penalty for small possession and up to five cannabis plants to a misdemeanor.[69]
  • 2011: Denmark approves several cannabis-derived drugs for medical use.[70][71]
  • 2012: Switzerland decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less to a fine.[72]
  • 2012: Colombia decriminalized possession of 20 grams or less.[73]
  • 2012: Washington State and Colorado voters vote to legalize recreational cannabis; beginning of green rush[74]
  • 2013: Croatia decriminalized possession of cannabis.[75]
  • 2013: Uruguay legalized cannabis, becoming the first country in the modern era to explicitly do so.[76]
  • 2013: Italy legalized medical cannabis.[77]
  • 2013: Romania became the tenth EU country to legalise medical cannabis.[78]
  • 2013: Czech Republic legalized cannabis for medical use.[79][80]
  • 2013: France legalized the sale of medications containing cannabis derivatives.[81][82]
  • 2015: Malta decriminalized cannabis.[83]
  • 2015: Colombia legalized medical cannabis.[84]
  • 2015: Croatia legalized cannabis-based drugs for specified medical purposes.[85]
  • 2015: Jamaica decriminalized possession of up to 2 ounces of cannabis and legalised the cultivation for personal use of up to 5 plants.[86]
  • 2016: Austria decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis.[87]
  • 2016: North Macedonia legalized medical cannabis.[88]
  • 2016: Australia legalized medicinal cannabis at the federal level.[89]
  • 2016: Poland legalized medical cannabis.[90]
  • 2016: Norway made allowances for medical cannabis.[91]
  • 2016: Georgia's Supreme Court ruled that imprisonment for possession of small amounts of cannabis is unconstitutional.[92]
  • 2017: Germany legalized medical cannabis.[93]
  • 2017: Cyprus legalized the medical use of cannabis oil for advanced stage cancer patients.[94]
  • 2017: Belize decriminalized possession or use of 10 grams or less on private premises.[95]
  • 2017: Greece legalized medical cannabis.[96]
  • 2017: Mexico legalized medical cannabis having a THC content of 1% or less.[97]
  • 2017: Peru legalized cannabis oil for medical use.[98]
  • 2017: Luxembourg legalized medical cannabis extracts.[99][100]
  • 2017: Lesotho granted modern Africa's first medical cannabis license.[101]
  • 2017: Georgia decriminalized cannabis.[102]
  • 2018: Denmark legalized cannabis-based medicines.[103]
  • 2018: Malta legalized medicinal cannabis with a prescription.[104]
  • 2018: Portugal legalized medical cannabis.
  • 2018: Zimbabwe legalized cannabis for medical and scientific purposes.[105][106]
  • 2018: Canada legalized cannabis.[107]
  • 2018: Thailand legalized medical cannabis.[108]
  • 2018: South Africa decriminalized cannabis.[109]
  • 2019: Ireland legalized medical cannabis as part of a 5-year pilot program[110]
  • 2019: Israel decriminalized cannabis.[111]
  • 2019: Trinidad and Tobago decriminalized cannabis allowing up to 30 grams per individual and cultivation of 4 plants per household.[112]
  • 2020: Australian Capital Territory legalized cannabis possession and growth for personal use[113]
  • 2020: Malawi legalized medical cannabis
  • 2020: Lebanon legalized medical cannabis

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