Cannabis in Peru explained

Cannabis in Peru is not legal for recreational use,[1] possession for own consumption is also decriminalized by the Criminal Code and medical cannabis was legalized in 2017.

Enforcement

Possession of under 8 grams is considered personal use and it is not punished.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Cultivation, production or sale is punished with 8 to 15 years in prison.[6] [7]

Medical cannabis

In 2017, the administration of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced a plan to legalize medical cannabis in Peru. The announcement followed a raid in Lima, in which police shut down an operation which produced cannabis medicines for 80 members whose children suffered from epilepsy and other ailments.[8] Later that year, by a vote of 68 to 5, Peru's congress legalized cannabis oil for medical use.[9]

In June 2021, Cannabis & Co. opened the first legal dispensary in Peru for the sale of medicinal marijuana[10] after obtaining signed consent (permits) from the following four Peruvian government entities:

  1. General Directorate of Medicines
  2. Supplies and Drugs (Digemid)
  3. Ministry of Health (Minsa)
  4. Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Police[11]

For the opening, Cannabis & Co. registered three Cannabis brands from three different countries; Futura Farms (Peru), Epifractan (Uruguay), and Cannabidiol Life (United States).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prado Saldarriaga. Pablo. 1996. El tipo básico en el delito de tráfico ilícito de drogas..
  2. Web site: Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas . Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002927/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm . 2012-10-15 .
  3. Web site: Ley Nº 28002 . 2016-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205448/http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf . 2013-10-06 . dead .
  4. Web site: Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635 .
  5. Web site: Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana. Manuel Vigo. 25 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120214614/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053. 20 November 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate. 19 July 2014. Peru21. 25 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230811/http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533. 4 March 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America. TNI. 25 February 2016.
  8. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-government-considering-legalising-medical-marijuanan-pedro-pablo-kuczynski-a7571671.html Peru's government proposes to legalise medical marijuana | The Independent
  9. Web site: Medical marijuana is now legal in Peru. 21 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Miraflores: Abren dispensatorio para venta de cannabis medicinal. 2021-06-04. América Noticias. es.
  11. Web site: PERU21. NOTICIAS. 2021-06-02. Miraflores: abren primer dispensario que pone a la venta cannabis medicinal Digemid Dirandro nndc LIMA. 2021-06-04. Peru21. es.

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