Cannabis in Peru is illegal but possession is but decriminalized by Art. 299 of the Criminal Code.
Enforcement
Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[1][2][3][4]
Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635".
- ^ Manuel Vigo. "Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate". Peru21. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ TNI. "Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-government-considering-legalising-medical-marijuanan-pedro-pablo-kuczynski-a7571671.html
- ^ http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Peru-Proposes-to-Legalize-Medicinal-Marijuana-20170209-0030.html
