Cannabis in Peru
Cannabis in Peru is illegal but possession is but decriminalized by Art. 299 of the Criminal Code.
Enforcement
Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[1][2][3][4]
Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.[5][6]
Medical cannabis proposal
In 2017, the administration of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced a plan to legalize medical cannabis in Peru. The announcement followed a raid in Lima, in which police shut down an operation which produced cannabis medicines for 80 members whose children suffered from epilepsy and other ailments.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas". Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
- ↑ "Ley Nº 28002" (PDF).
- ↑ "Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635".
- ↑ Manuel Vigo. "Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate". Peru21. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ TNI. "Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Peru's government proposes to legalise medical marijuana | The Independent
- ↑ Peru Proposes to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana | News | teleSUR English
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