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{{short description|History, use, and legal situation of cannabis within Peru}} |
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'''Cannabis in Peru''' is illegal for recreational use, but possession is decriminalized by Art. 299 of the Criminal Code, and cannabis oil was legalized for medical purposes in 2017. |
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'''Cannabis in Peru''' is not legal for recreational use,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prado Saldarriaga|first=Pablo|date=1996|title=El tipo básico en el delito de tráfico ilícito de drogas.|url=http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/14364/14979}}</ref> possession for own consumption is also decriminalized by the Criminal Code and medical cannabis was legalized in 2017. |
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==Enforcement== |
==Enforcement== |
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Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |title = Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas |publisher = Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana | |
Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |title = Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas |publisher = Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002927/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |archive-date = 2012-10-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |title = Ley Nº 28002 |access-date = 2016-11-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205448/http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |archive-date = 2013-10-06 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.monografias.com/trabajos27/codigo-penal-peruano/codigo-penal-peruano4.shtml |title = Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|title=Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana|author=Manuel Vigo|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120214614/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533|title=Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate|date=19 July 2014|work=Peru21| |
Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533|title=Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate|date=19 July 2014|work=Peru21|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230811/http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/peru/item/207-peru|title=Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|access-date=25 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==Medical cannabis== |
==Medical cannabis== |
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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.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-government-considering-legalising-medical-marijuanan-pedro-pablo-kuczynski-a7571671.html Peru's government proposes to legalise medical marijuana | The Independent |
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.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-government-considering-legalising-medical-marijuanan-pedro-pablo-kuczynski-a7571671.html Peru's government proposes to legalise medical marijuana | The Independent<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Later that year, by a vote of 68 to 5, Peru's congress legalized cannabis oil for medical use.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/medical-marijuana-legal-peru-parliament-politicians-south-america-cannabis-oil-a8012976.html|title = Medical marijuana is now legal in Peru|date = 21 October 2017}}</ref> |
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In June 2021, ''Cannabis & Co.'' opened the first legal dispensary in Peru for the sale of medicinal marijuana<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miraflores: Abren dispensatorio para venta de cannabis medicinal|url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/miraflores-abren-dispensatorio-venta-cannabis-medicinal-n440709|access-date=2021-06-04|website=América Noticias|language=es}}</ref> after obtaining signed consent (permits) from the following four Peruvian government entities: |
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# General Directorate of Medicines |
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# Supplies and Drugs (Digemid) |
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# Ministry of Health (Minsa) |
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# Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Police<ref>{{Cite web|last=PERU21|first=NOTICIAS|date=2021-06-02|title=Miraflores: abren primer dispensario que pone a la venta cannabis medicinal Digemid Dirandro nndc {{!}} LIMA|url=https://peru21.pe/lima/miraflores-abren-primer-dispensario-que-pone-a-la-venta-cannabis-medicinal-digemid-dirandro-nndc-noticia/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Peru21|language=es}}</ref> |
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For the opening, ''Cannabis & Co''. registered three Cannabis brands from three different countries; ''Futura Farms'' (Peru), ''Epifractan'' (Uruguay), and ''Cannabidiol Life'' (United States).<ref>{{Citation|title=Abren dispensatorio para venta de cannabis medicinal en Miraflores {{!}} Primera Edición|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QK_CTPjMBY|language=en|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:03, 23 August 2023
Cannabis in Peru is not legal for recreational use,[1] possession for own consumption is also decriminalized by the Criminal Code and medical cannabis was legalized in 2017.
Enforcement
Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[2][3][4][5]
Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.[6][7]
Medical cannabis
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.[8] Later that year, by a vote of 68 to 5, Peru's congress legalized cannabis oil for medical use.[9]
In June 2021, Cannabis & Co. opened the first legal dispensary in Peru for the sale of medicinal marijuana[10] after obtaining signed consent (permits) from the following four Peruvian government entities:
- General Directorate of Medicines
- Supplies and Drugs (Digemid)
- Ministry of Health (Minsa)
- Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Police[11]
For the opening, Cannabis & Co. registered three Cannabis brands from three different countries; Futura Farms (Peru), Epifractan (Uruguay), and Cannabidiol Life (United States).[12]
References
- ^ Prado Saldarriaga, Pablo (1996). "El tipo básico en el delito de tráfico ilícito de drogas".
- ^ "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ "Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635".
- ^ Manuel Vigo. "Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate". Peru21. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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
- ^ "Medical marijuana is now legal in Peru". 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Miraflores: Abren dispensatorio para venta de cannabis medicinal". América Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2021-06-02). "Miraflores: abren primer dispensario que pone a la venta cannabis medicinal Digemid Dirandro nndc | LIMA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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