Cannabis in Kosovo explained

Cannabis in Kosovo is illegal for both medicinal or recreational purposes.[1] [2] Penalties are defined by Article 269 of the Kosovo Criminal Code, last revised in January 2019. For first-time offenders, possession of illicit substances leads to either a one-year sentence or, more likely, a financial penalty of €250-300.[3] A 2014 survey of 5500 reported that 10% of Kosovans knew someone who had used cannabis and 12.6% reported having easy access to cannabis.

History

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ratified the International Opium Convention on 4 September 1929.[4] The first law to sanction drug abuse was the Criminal Code of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes passed on 27 January 1929 and which entered into force on 1 January 1930, which sets a prison sentence of up to 6 months for "serving" narcotic drugs in the section "Crimes against Public Health".[5]

Trafficking

See also: Crime in Kosovo.

Since the Kosovo War, organised crime in Kosovo has engaged in the trafficking of drugs including marijuana alongside heroin and cocaine. Kosovo acts as a transit hub for traffic between Afghanistan and Italy,[6] and from Albania to the rest of Europe. From 2001 to 2007, a total of 286.89 kg of cannabis was seized by Kosovo Police.[7] Cannabis is cultivated in Kosovo, for domestic use primarily. The cultivation of cannabis is spread in most parts of the country's territory.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legal status of cannabis in Kosovo - Cannaconnection.com. 2021-04-03. www.cannaconnection.com. 13 August 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Kosovo : Is Cannabis Legal Yet?. 2021-04-03. iscannabislegalyet.com.
  3. Web site: 2019-10-21. Kosovo should consider legalizing cannabis - Kosovo 2.0Kosovo 2.0. 2021-04-03. Kosovo 2.0.
  4. Web site: United Nations Treaty Collection. 2021-04-03. treaties.un.org. EN.
  5. Book: Criminal Code of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. 1929. Državna štamparija. Belgrade. 70–71.
  6. Web site: CRIME AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BALKANS and affected countries. United Nations. 23 February 2013. For the purposes of this Report, the Balkans comprises the nine nations of the Stability Pact: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.. (The report does not contain any data for Kosovo.)
  7. Web site: IMAGE MATTERS! Deconstructing Kosovo's Image Problem. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022545/http://www.iksweb.org/Photos/Publikimet/Images/Imazhi_%C3%A7on_pesh%C3%AB!/enIMIDZ_english.pdf . 3 December 2013. 24. November 2008.
  8. Web site: Country overview: Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/99). EMCDDA. 23 February 2013. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316190931/http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/country-overviews/xk. dead.
  9. Web site: Nuhiu. Bajram. 2019. Kosovo Police. Drug situation in Kosovo. 2021-04-03. LEPH 2019. LEPH.

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