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'''Cannabis in Kuwait''' is illegal. KEEP ON BLAZING |
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'''Cannabis in Kuwait''' is illegal for all purposes, and possession of even small amounts of the drug is a criminal offence and can result in hefty prison time and significant fines. |
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==Enforcement== |
==Enforcement== |
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Possession or personal use of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] can result in two years in prison plus fines.<ref>{{citation|title=Marijuana and the law in Kuwait|newspaper=[[Kuwait Times]]|author=Fajer Ahmed|date=April 3, 2016|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/marijuana-law-kuwait/}}</ref> Punishment for drug-related crimes can be severe,<ref>{{citation|publisher=U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs|title=Travel to Kuwait|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Kuwait.html|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref> up to and including the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]].<ref>{{citation|newspaper=Kuwait Times|author=Indian Embassy in Kuwait|title=Embassy releases advisory regarding drugs for Indian community in Kuwait|date=July 26, 2015|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/embassy-releases-advisory-regarding-drugs-for-indian-community-in-kuwait/|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004224529/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/embassy-releases-advisory-regarding-drugs-for-indian-community-in-kuwait/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==International smuggling== |
==International smuggling== |
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Cannabis and other drugs are transshipped from Afghanistan through Iran, to Kuwait, then to Europe.<ref name="Ulrichsen 2014 p. 44">{{cite book | last=Ulrichsen | first=K.C. | title=Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-oil Era | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-19-025744-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jpr4BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT44 | access-date=2018-01-13 | page=44}}</ref> |
Cannabis and other drugs are transshipped from [[Afghanistan]] through [[Iran]], to [[Kuwait]], then to [[Europe]].<ref name="Ulrichsen 2014 p. 44">{{cite book | last=Ulrichsen | first=K.C. | title=Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-oil Era | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-19-025744-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jpr4BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT44 | access-date=2018-01-13 | page=44}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 30 August 2023
Cannabis in Kuwait is illegal for all purposes, and possession of even small amounts of the drug is a criminal offence and can result in hefty prison time and significant fines.
Enforcement[edit]
Possession or personal use of cannabis can result in two years in prison plus fines.[1] Punishment for drug-related crimes can be severe,[2] up to and including the death penalty.[3]
International smuggling[edit]
Cannabis and other drugs are transshipped from Afghanistan through Iran, to Kuwait, then to Europe.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fajer Ahmed (April 3, 2016), "Marijuana and the law in Kuwait", Kuwait Times
- ^ Travel to Kuwait, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, retrieved 2018-01-12
- ^ Indian Embassy in Kuwait (July 26, 2015), "Embassy releases advisory regarding drugs for Indian community in Kuwait", Kuwait Times, archived from the original on October 4, 2018, retrieved January 13, 2018
- ^ Ulrichsen, K.C. (2014). Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-oil Era. Oxford University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-19-025744-6. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
