'''Cannabis in Peru''' is illegal but possession is decriminalized Art. 299 of the Criminal Code. 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 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002927/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |archivedate = 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 }}</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|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>

Illegal: Cultivation, production or sell 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|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</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|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>