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Drugs in Europe and Asia

Why are we here today?

• To discuss about drugs and the laws

around Europe and Asia

• To better understand the effects and

risks around cannabis use

• Explore some resistance strategies

Hong Kong Laws

around Drug Use

What is the maximum penalty in Hong

Kong for possession and/or

consumption of illegal drugs?

a) A HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment

b) A HK$1 million fine and 7 years

imprisonment

c) A HK$100,000 fine and 3 years

imprisonment

d) A HK$500,000 fine and 5 years

imprisonment

What is the maximum penalty in Hong

Kong for giving and/or selling illegal

drugs?

a) A HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment

b) A HK$3 million fine and 5 years

imprisonment

c) A HK$1 million fine and 7 years

imprisonment

d) A HK$2 million fine and 10 years

imprisonment

Asia Laws around

Drug Use

Country Maximum Penalties

China Possession: Two years in drug rehab treatment

Trafficking: Death and confiscation of property

Cannabis: Illegal for both recreational and medicinal use

Japan Possession & Trafficking: Life imprisonment & 10,000,000

yen

Cannabis: Illegal for both recreational and medicinal use

Singapore Possession: 10 years in prison, S20,000 and caning

Trafficking: Death

Cannabis: Illegal for both recreational and medicinal use

South

Korea Possession: Indefinite prison term

Trafficking (for-profit): Death

Cannabis: Illegal for both recreational and medicinal use

Europe Laws

around Drug Use

Country Maximum Penalties

UK Possession: Class A Unlimited fine & 7 years in prison

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiClass B Unlimited fine & 5 years in prison

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiClass C Unlimited fine & 2 years in prison

Trafficking: ii Class A Unlimited fine & life in prison

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiClass B Unlimited fine & 14 years in prison

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiClass C Unlimited fine & 14 years in prison

Cannabis is a Class B Drug and illegal for recreational use

Cannabis was legalised for medicinal use in November 2018

Ireland Possession: Unlimited fine & 7 years in prison

Trafficking: Unlimited fine & life in prison with 10 years min.

for possession of drugs with a value of EUR13,000

Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Legal with prescription

Country Maximum Penalties

Germany Possession: 5 years in prison, with the penalty increasing

to 10 years in certain circumstances involving NPS

Trafficking: 5 years in prison, with the penalty range

increasing 1-, 2- or 5-15 years in certain circumstances

Switzerland Possession: 3 years in prison or an unlimited fine

Trafficking: 3 years in prison or an unlimited fine

The

Netherlands Possession: Drug use does not constitute as a crime in

legal terms, however it is prohibited in certain locations

Trafficking: 12 years in prison

What about

Cannabis?

Country Cannabis

China Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Illegal

Japan Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Illegal

Singapore Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Illegal

South

Korea Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Illegal

Country Cannabis

UK Cannabis is a Class B Drug and illegal for recreational use

Cannabis was legalised for medicinal use in November 2018

Ireland Recreational Cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Legal with prescription

Country Cannabis

Germany Recreational cannabis: Illegal

Medicinal Cannabis: Legal with prescription

Switzerland Recreational cannabis: decriminalised to fine only, no jail

time, but still illegal

Medicinal cannabis: Legal with prescription

The

Netherlands Recreational cannabis: Possession of up to 5g is

decriminalised

Medicinal cannabis: Legal with Prescription

What’s the difference?

Based on 38,681 samples from United States

(ElSohly et al, 2016)

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1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Year

Changes in Cannabis Potency

THC (%)

CBD (%)

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