Cannabis in Peru is not illegal 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]
References
- ^ Prado Saldarriaga, Pablo (1996). "El tipo básico en el delito de tráfico ilícito de drogas". Archived from the original on 1996.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "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
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/medical-marijuana-legal-peru-parliament-politicians-south-america-cannabis-oil-a8012976.html
