| Europe |
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| Belgium | Decriminalisation | Legal | Legal | Licensed | Legal | Restricted | Restricted | Licensed | Varies | Varies | Legal | Restricted |
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| Austria | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Restricted | Licensed | – | Restricted | Varies | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Germany | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | Restricted | Restricted | Restricted | Restricted | Varies | Licensed | Legal | Restricted |
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| Greece | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Netherlands | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Legal | Restricted | Licensed | Varies | Restricted | Restricted | Legal | Varies | Varies | Legal | Restricted |
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| Switzerland | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | – | Restricted | Varies | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Turkey | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Bulgaria | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Cyprus | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Czechia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Varies | Legal | Legal | Varies |
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| Denmark | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Estonia | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Finland | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Hungary | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Italy | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Latvia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Liechtenstein | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Luxembourg | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Malta | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Monaco | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Poland | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Portugal | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| San Marino | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Slovakia | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Varies | Legal | Legal | Legal |
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| Slovenia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Spain | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Restricted | Restricted | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | Restricted | – | – | – |
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| United Kingdom | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | Legal | Legal | Restricted |
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| Andorra | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| France | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Legal | Legal | Legal | Legal |
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| Iceland | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ireland | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Norway | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Sweden | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Legal | Restricted | Restricted |
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| Albania | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Armenia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Azerbaijan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Belarus | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Selling and buying prohibited | Varies | Varies | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Croatia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Georgia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Kosovo | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Lithuania | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Moldova | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Montenegro | Selling and buying prohibited | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| North Macedonia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Romania | Selling and buying prohibited | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Russia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Serbia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ukraine | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| North America |
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| Canada | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Varies | Legal | Restricted |
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| United States | Selling and buying prohibited | Varies | Varies | Varies | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Varies | Legal | Illegal |
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| Latin America & Caribbean |
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| Bolivia | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Colombia | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Restricted | Restricted | Licensed | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ecuador | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Legal | Legal | Licensed | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Panama | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Restricted | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Uruguay | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Argentina | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Bahamas | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Barbados | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Belize | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Brazil | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Chile | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Restricted | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Costa Rica | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Cuba | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Dominica | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Dominican Republic | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – |
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| Guatemala | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Guyana | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Haiti | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Restricted | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Honduras | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Jamaica | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mexico | Legal, organisation banned | Varies | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Varies | Varies | Legal | Restricted |
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| Nicaragua | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Paraguay | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Peru | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Restricted | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Saint Lucia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Suriname | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Venezuela | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| El Salvador | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Grenada | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Middle East & North Africa |
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| Algeria | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Israel | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – |
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| Bahrain | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Egypt | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Iran | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Iraq | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – |
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| Jordan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Kuwait | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Lebanon | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Libya | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Morocco | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Oman | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Qatar | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Saudi Arabia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Sudan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Syria | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Tunisia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Licensed | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| United Arab Emirates | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – |
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| Yemen | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Cabo Verde | Decriminalisation | Legal | Restricted | Restricted | – | Restricted | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Senegal | Regulation (legal & licensed) | Licensed | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Angola | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Restricted | – | Restricted | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Benin | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Botswana | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Burkina Faso | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – |
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| Burundi | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Central African Republic | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Chad | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Côte d'Ivoire | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Djibouti | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Eritrea | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Eswatini | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ethiopia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Gabon | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ghana | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Guinea | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Guinea-Bissau | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Kenya | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Lesotho | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Madagascar | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Malawi | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mali | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mauritius | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mozambique | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Namibia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Niger | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Nigeria | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Republic of the Congo | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Rwanda | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Seychelles | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Sierra Leone | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Legal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| South Sudan | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Tanzania | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Zambia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Zimbabwe | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Togo | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Cameroon | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Comoros | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Liberia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mauritania | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Somalia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| South Africa | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| The Gambia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Uganda | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Asia |
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| Bangladesh | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Cambodia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Hong Kong | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | Illegal | – | – | – |
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| India | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Japan | Legal, organisation banned | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | Licensed | Restricted | Illegal |
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| Kazakhstan | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Macau | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Malaysia | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Singapore | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Sri Lanka | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Timor-Leste | Legal, organisation banned | Legal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Nepal | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Afghanistan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Bhutan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Brunei | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| China | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Indonesia | Selling and buying prohibited | Varies | Varies | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Kyrgyzstan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Laos | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Maldives | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Mongolia | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Myanmar | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| North Korea | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Pakistan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Philippines | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| South Korea | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Taiwan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Tajikistan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Thailand | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Restricted | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Restricted | Restricted | Illegal |
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| Turkmenistan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Uzbekistan | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Vietnam | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Oceania |
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| Australia | Decriminalisation | Legal | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Legal | Legal |
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| New Zealand | Decriminalisation | Legal | Legal | Licensed | Legal | Licensed | Restricted | Legal | Legal | Licensed | Legal | Illegal |
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| Kiribati | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Solomon Islands | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Tonga | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Tuvalu | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Vanuatu | Legal, organisation banned | Restricted | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Nauru | Buying criminalised (Nordic model) | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Fiji | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Marshall Islands | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Selling and buying prohibited | Varies | Varies | Varies | – | Varies | Varies | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Palau | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Papua New Guinea | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Legal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Restricted | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Samoa | Selling and buying prohibited | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | – | Illegal | Illegal | – | – | – | – | – |
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