Cannabis in Panama

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Cannabis in Panama is illegal.

Prohibiton[edit]

The cultivation and use of cannabis (kan-jac) was banned in Panama in 1923.[1]

Terminology[edit]

The Panamanian 1935 Judicial Register refers to cannabis being commonly known locally as "Canyac" or "Kan Jac".[2]

Medical cannabis[edit]

Law 14 of 19 May 2016, signed by president Juan Carlos Varela and president of the assembly Rubén de León, regulates the use of controlled substances for medical ends.[3]

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