Cannabis in Saudi Arabia
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Cannabis in Saudi Arabia is illegal.
Enforcement[edit]
Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use could go up to six months jail time or more. Dealing and smuggling of high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions are rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.[1]
In 2003, the UNODC rated Saudi Arabia as third globally in its measures to fight drug abuse and trafficking.[2]
Economy[edit]
Hashish is Saudi Arabia is largely trafficked in by sea from Pakistan; a 2007 report notes that hashish sold for US$2130 per kilogram.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ US Department of State – International Travel – Saudi Arabia, Travel.state.gov, retrieved 2011-02-17
- ^ Sebastian Maisel. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.
- ^ Faryal Leghari (2007). Narcotics and Human Trafficking to the GCC States. Gulf Research Center. p. 53. ISBN 978-9948-434-27-6.
