Legality and Regulations

In Spain, responsibility is determined by location, not quantity, and this is the basis for cannabis clubs. We examine the law on citizen security.

Switzerland punishes consumption with a fine, and products below 1 percent are not subject to narcotics law. We check the position of the health authority.

The British law does not recognize a quantitative threshold, and cultivation is punished more severely than possession. We examine the text of the Misuse of Drugs Act and import regulations.

The Italian threshold is not the weight of the herb, but 500 mg of active substance, and the sanction is the suspension of documents. We check the consolidated text and the decrees of the minister.

Dutch cannabis is illegal but tolerated, and since 2013, only residents of the country can enter a coffeeshop. We check what this tolerance is based on.

The Maltese law states that the act does not exist, not that punishment is withdrawn. We check three different limits: in possession, at home, and in the association.

Luxembourg has allowed use at home, but only from personal cultivation and without a legal source of purchase. We check the text of the law and the amounts of fines.

The French regulation punishes the act of use, not the amount, so the question of a threshold has no answer there. We check flat-rate fines and the status of the medical program.

Austria has no threshold of legality, but it has Grenzmenge and temporary suspension of prosecution. We check how it works and what can be prescribed by a doctor.

Canada counts the limit in equivalents from the table, Uruguay hands the assessment of personal use to a judge. We compare both models: limits, cultivation, penalties, and medical access.