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Cannabis is illegal in Iran, but the law is often not strictly enforced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tegel |first1=Simeon |title=A guide to smoking weed around the world |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/guide-smoking-weed-around-world |access-date=31 July 2018 |work=Public Radio International |date=13 March 2015 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153441/https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/guide-smoking-weed-around-world |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Meehan |first1=Maureen |title=Iran Has a Drug Problem and It Doesn't Include Cannabis |url=https://hightimes.com/news/iran-has-a-drug-problem-and-it-doesnt-include-cannabis/ |access-date=31 July 2018 |work=High Times |date=29 June 2016 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153453/https://hightimes.com/news/iran-has-a-drug-problem-and-it-doesnt-include-cannabis/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cannabis Use in Present-Day Iran |url=https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-iran-en/ |website=Sensi Seeds |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825053141/https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-iran-en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The use of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] has become increasingly popular in Iranian cities according to various reports, although the government does not keep official usage statistics.<ref name="Erdbrink">{{cite news|last1=Erdbrink|first1=Thomas|title=Marijuana Use Rises in Iran, With Little Interference|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/world/middleeast/marijuana-use-rises-in-iran-with-little-interference.html|access-date=20 April 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 June 2016|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002055033/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/world/middleeast/marijuana-use-rises-in-iran-with-little-interference.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=As Iran's Marijuana Trade Thrives, Is It Becoming a Nation of Stoners? |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/as-irans-marijuana-trade-thrives-is-it-becoming-a-nation-of-stoners |access-date=30 July 2018 |work=The Daily Beast |date=10 August 2014 |archive-date=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606061553/http://www.thedailybeast.com/as-irans-marijuana-trade-thrives-is-it-becoming-a-nation-of-stoners |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[Cannabis]] is illegal in [[Iran]]. According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the country "does not keep official statistics on marijuana use".<ref name="Erdbrink">{{cite news|last1=Erdbrink|first1=Thomas|title=Marijuana Use Rises in Iran, With Little Interference|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/world/middleeast/marijuana-use-rises-in-iran-with-little-interference.html|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 June 2016}}</ref> |
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In 1989 the Iranian government enacted a law providing the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] for possession of [[hashish]] in excess of five kilograms.<ref name="Afshari2011">{{cite book|author=Reza Afshari|title=Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3e_SBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|date=7 June 2011|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=978-0-8122-0105-5|pages=40–|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420090922/https://books.google.com/books?id=3e_SBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2015, Saeed Sefatian, who leads the working group on drug demand reduction within the [[Expediency Discernment Council|Council for the Discernment of the Expediency of the State]] (or Expediency Council) presented a lecture outlining steps towards legalizing cannabis.<ref name="Ghiabi">{{cite news|last1=Ghiabi|first1=Mayizar|title=Drug laws: Iran takes steps towards legalising cannabis|url= |
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==History== |
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The popularization of cannabis is apocryphally attributed to [[Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar|Sheikh Haydar]] (d. 1221 CE), a Sufi saint who lived in [[Khurasan]] province of what is now [[Iran]].<ref name="Rosenthal1971">{{cite book|author=Franz Rosenthal|title=زهر العريش في احكام الحشيش: Haschish Versus Medieval Muslim Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA68|year=1971|publisher=Brill Archive|page=49|id=GGKEY:PXU3DXJBE76}}</ref> |
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==Reform== |
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| ⚫ | In 2015, Saeed Sefatian, who leads the working group on drug demand reduction within the [[Expediency Discernment Council|Council for the Discernment of the Expediency of the State]] (or Expediency Council) presented a lecture outlining steps towards legalizing cannabis.<ref name="Ghiabi">{{cite news|last1=Ghiabi|first1=Mayizar|title=Drug laws: Iran takes steps towards legalising cannabis|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/drugs-laws-iran-takes-steps-towards-legalising-cannabis-marijuana-a6709176.html|access-date=20 April 2017|work=The Independent|date=26 October 2015|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831174417/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/drugs-laws-iran-takes-steps-towards-legalising-cannabis-marijuana-a6709176.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 9 December 2023
Cannabis is illegal in Iran, but the law is often not strictly enforced.[1][2][3] The use of cannabis has become increasingly popular in Iranian cities according to various reports, although the government does not keep official usage statistics.[4][5]
In 1989 the Iranian government enacted a law providing the death penalty for possession of hashish in excess of five kilograms.[6]
History[edit]
The popularization of cannabis is apocryphally attributed to Sheikh Haydar (d. 1221 CE), a Sufi saint who lived in Khurasan province of what is now Iran.[7]
Reform[edit]
In 2015, Saeed Sefatian, who leads the working group on drug demand reduction within the Council for the Discernment of the Expediency of the State (or Expediency Council) presented a lecture outlining steps towards legalizing cannabis.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Tegel, Simeon (13 March 2015). "A guide to smoking weed around the world". Public Radio International. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Meehan, Maureen (29 June 2016). "Iran Has a Drug Problem and It Doesn't Include Cannabis". High Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Cannabis Use in Present-Day Iran". Sensi Seeds. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (25 June 2016). "Marijuana Use Rises in Iran, With Little Interference". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "As Iran's Marijuana Trade Thrives, Is It Becoming a Nation of Stoners?". The Daily Beast. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Reza Afshari (7 June 2011). Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-8122-0105-5. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Franz Rosenthal (1971). زهر العريش في احكام الحشيش: Haschish Versus Medieval Muslim Society. Brill Archive. p. 49. GGKEY:PXU3DXJBE76.
- ^ Ghiabi, Mayizar (26 October 2015). "Drug laws: Iran takes steps towards legalising cannabis". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2017.