Cannabis in Iran explained

Medicinal:Illegal
Recreational:Illegal

Cannabis is illegal in Iran, but the law is often not strictly enforced.[1] [2] [3] The use of cannabis has become increasingly popular in Iranian cities according to various reports, although the government does not keep official usage statistics.[4] [5]

In 1989 the Iranian government enacted a law providing the death penalty for possession of hashish in excess of five kilograms.[6]

History

The popularization of cannabis is apocryphally attributed to Sheikh Haydar (d. 1221 CE), a Sufi saint who lived in Khurasan province of what is now Iran.[7]

Reform

In 2015, Saeed Sefatian, who leads the working group on drug demand reduction within the Council for the Discernment of the Expediency of the State (or Expediency Council) presented a lecture outlining steps towards legalizing cannabis.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tegel . Simeon . A guide to smoking weed around the world . 31 July 2018 . Public Radio International . 13 March 2015 . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153441/https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/guide-smoking-weed-around-world . live .
  2. News: Meehan . Maureen . Iran Has a Drug Problem and It Doesn't Include Cannabis . 31 July 2018 . High Times . 29 June 2016 . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153453/https://hightimes.com/news/iran-has-a-drug-problem-and-it-doesnt-include-cannabis/ . live .
  3. Web site: Cannabis Use in Present-Day Iran . Sensi Seeds . 30 July 2018 . 25 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825053141/https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-iran-en/ . live .
  4. News: Erdbrink. Thomas. Marijuana Use Rises in Iran, With Little Interference. 20 April 2017. The New York Times. 25 June 2016. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002055033/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/world/middleeast/marijuana-use-rises-in-iran-with-little-interference.html. live.
  5. News: As Iran's Marijuana Trade Thrives, Is It Becoming a Nation of Stoners? . 30 July 2018 . The Daily Beast . 10 August 2014 . 6 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606061553/http://www.thedailybeast.com/as-irans-marijuana-trade-thrives-is-it-becoming-a-nation-of-stoners . live .
  6. Book: Reza Afshari. Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism. 7 June 2011. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-0105-5. 40–. 18 March 2018. 20 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420090922/https://books.google.com/books?id=3e_SBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA40. live.
  7. Book: Franz Rosenthal. زهر العريش في احكام الحشيش: Haschish Versus Medieval Muslim Society. 1971. Brill Archive. 49. GGKEY:PXU3DXJBE76.
  8. News: Ghiabi. Mayizar. Drug laws: Iran takes steps towards legalising cannabis. 20 April 2017. The Independent. 26 October 2015. 31 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831174417/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/drugs-laws-iran-takes-steps-towards-legalising-cannabis-marijuana-a6709176.html. live.

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