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County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland is colored as if it were part of the UK, which it isn't. —Angr 13:51, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

The colouring is not to indicate geography but the legal status of cannabis.KTo288 (talk) 19:16, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Here in Italy cannabis is NOT decriminalized

Possession, consumption of cannabis it is not "decriminalized" in this country.In fact the Giovanardi-Fini law establish that a possession of an ammount superior of 0.7 grams of cannabis/cocain/heroin is punish by the law(this make sense, real sense).The coltivation of cannabis is not affected by this law.If you want to know more about it read here :

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decreto_del_Presidente_della_Repubblica_9_ottobre_1990,_n._309#La_.22legge_Fini-Giovanardi.22

People still getting arrested, beaten and (in the worst chases) killed by police over there (see Aldo Bianzino case).

Here in Spain cannabis is NOT legal

By any means. I think you could say "decriminalized" because its possession or consumption is not a crime, but it's an "administrative foul" and its fined with a minimum of 300€. On the other hand, dealing IS a crime and is punished with prison. Growing cannabis is also a crime, but you can buy seeds.

 Same situation in the Czech republic. The image is very unreliable. 89.176.26.137 17:23, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

 We got the same situation here in Russia: if you got few grams it's 'administrative', if you got more than 6 or you're dealing it, it's crime. So that's what they call decriminalized, I think.

 

Note: posession is an administrative foul only in public places. It is not punished to have it at home for personal use. Giving away (for free) cannabis is also a crime, as it is considered traffic.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands the posession of cannabis is an offense. However, a small quantity of cannabis -up to 5 grams- for personal use only is tolerated. For this, the cannabis consumption in the Netherlands should not be listed as legal / essentially legal but should better be placed in the decriminalized category. --Quarconi 16:31, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

EDIT

To further nuance the laws concerning drug-policy in the Netherlands i must add that we have a toleration policy which strikes mostly of what is said above. However, because of this policy it's not truly decriminalized, but rather tolerated to a certain degree; Most likely because of the commencement of tourists who visit this country every year because they can smoke a joint quietly and in peace within one of our coffeeshops.

Russia/Ukraine/Portugal

This should be deleted/changed: 1) Russia -- subject is decriminalized for possessing (amounts up to 6 grams - info only in russian, use google translate: http://www.consultant.ru/popular/ukrf/10_35.html#p3388) on paper but corrupted police guys can make you have not 6 grams but 10 or 60 or whatever. Smoking in public is illegal. 2) By the way, Ukraine have the same drug laws as in Russia (difference is quantity -- possession of 2,5 grams) and the same problems with corruption so this map is wrong. 3) Portugal -- wrong. It is decriminalized. See at least http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html

4) It is illegal in Iceland.

5) france will test decriminalisation soon source le monde 07 20 2012

 Lol that's pretty fun in Russian with that sh*t, you can drop all you goodies in front of cops and it'll be unprovable. Also they have to got 2 witness while searching you. But they can arrest you and find a kilo of grass while having you in hoosegow even if you haven't ever seen that much in you entire life.

The link on the Russian law decriminalizing possession is expired. Please renew it or mark the Russia red. TranslucentCloud (talk) 10:02, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Decriminalization of marijuana in Russia

In Russia marijuana is illegal.

Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offenses, article 6.8 (in Russian), defines:

6.8.1. Illegal buying, possession, transporting, producing, processing without a purpose of selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances and their analogues, as well as illegal purchasing, possessing, transporting without the purpose of selling of plants, which contain narcotics or psychotropic substances, or their parts, which contain narcotics or psychotropic substances cause infliction of administrative fine from 4000 to 5000 rubles or administrative arrest with a term of up to 15 days.

And then there is the Criminal Code, infamous article 228, the so-called "people's article", for which half of the prisoners in Russia are serving their terms (in Russian):

228.1. Illegal buying, possession, transporting, producing <...> in a significant amount cause fine of up to 40000 rubles or a three-month salary of a convict, or compulsory works of up to 480 hours, or correctional labor of up to 2 years, or a restriction of liberty of up to 3 years, or a deprivation of liberty for the same term.

The administrative and criminal codes' scopes are defined by the law's significant amount definition. By 2016 (in Russian), this is:

Cannabis — significant: 6 g; large: 100 g; exceptionally large: 100000 g.

So, it is completely legal to put Russian citizens in a jail for a couple of weeks for a possession of a small (insignificant) amount of a marijuana (up to 6 grams). If it is over 6 grams (significant), then the criminal code applies.

The possibility to go to a jail for a possession of any amount of marijuana, nevermind if it's intended strictly for personal recreational use or not, makes the marking Russia as a country with decriminalized marijuana questionable.

Sure, if there is not more than 6 grams, citizen will not be treated as a criminal, but merely just as an administrative offender.

But still may the jurisdiction be called decriminalized if people may get in a jail for to 2 weeks - 15 years? I believe no.

I've edited the map. TranslucentCloud (talk) 12:48, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Note that you have missed the Kaliningrad exclave (the piece between Lithuania and Poland). Clayrat (talk) 18:33, 12 May 2017 (UTC)