Is Cannabis / THC legal in Tajikistan?
- Legal status
- Cannabis controlled under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020) — trafficking is the serious tier (specific year-terms not pinned in this cell; confirm against the current schedule); no legal recreational or medical regime; the maximum penalty for drug offences is imprisonment, and the separate provisions for the gravest non-drug crimes do not extend to drug offences; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cannabis is controlled in Tajikistan under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020), with no legal recreational regime. In Tajikistan, drugs fall under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020). Illegal trafficking and related narcotics offences are the serious tier; the ceiling for drug offences is imprisonment. The maximum penalty for drug offences is imprisonment; the separate provisions for the gravest non-drug crimes do not extend to drug offences. The precise current-code possession and trafficking terms should be confirmed against the current schedule.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Tajikistan, drugs fall under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020). Illegal trafficking and related narcotics offences are the serious tier; the ceiling for drug offences is imprisonment. The maximum penalty for drug offences is imprisonment; the separate provisions for the gravest non-drug crimes do not extend to drug offences. The precise current-code possession and trafficking terms should be confirmed against the current schedule. (Historical note: older texts of the Code listed narcotics trafficking among capital offences; the current consolidated Code does not — it restricts the death penalty to a narrow set of grave non-drug crimes, and a moratorium has been in force since 2004.) Cannabis is controlled under the same Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020)
- legislationline.org
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Tajikistan’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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