Cannabis in Slovenia

Cannabis in Slovenia is illegal but decriminalized, and use of certain cannabinoid drugs is permitted.

Classification

There was a proposal of 2012 that would decriminalize medical cannabis,^[1] failed with not enough support. The petition for support for medical marijuana decriminalization for was re-proposed in 2013,^[2] succeeded in gaining enough public support for legal cannabis. Slovenian government instead re-classified cannabinoids from Class I to Class II illegal drugs, thus allowing medical use of cannabinoid drugs but not medical marijuana.^[3][4]

Enforcement

Possession of any drug for personal use in small one-time quantities is not a criminal act in Slovenia and there by considered decriminalized. It is instead a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of 42-210 eur or up to 5 days of jail. This can be reduced further if the offender agrees into treatment. The policy is similar to the one in Portugal.^[5]

References

1. "za4zakone". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Zakon - SKSK". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Slovenija dovolila uporabo konoplje v medicinske namene". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. "Uporaba konoplje v medicini". "NIJZ". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
5. "Zakon o proizvodnji in prometu s prepovedanimi drogami (ZPPPD)". "Uradni List". Retrieved 12 September 2015.