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Cultivation Legality

Decriminalized for private use

Decriminalized with a fine

Illegal

Legal

Legal (Coca Plants)

Legal Medically

Countries Where Cocaine Is Legal 2024

  • Decriminalization is the removal of criminal penalties for drug law violations.
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Country
Possession Legality
Cultivation Legality
Sale Legality
Transport Legality
United StatesLegal Medically, decriminalized in OregonLegal MedicallyLegal MedicallyLegal Medically
CanadaIllegal, decriminalized in British ColumbiaLegal MedicallyLegal MedicallyLegal Medically
AustraliaLegal MedicallyLegal MedicallyLegal MedicallyLegal Medically
PeruLegal (up to 2g or 5g of cocaine-freebase)Legal (Coca Plants)IllegalIllegal
ColombiaLegal (up to 1g)LegalIllegalIllegal
BoliviaIllegalLegalIllegalIllegal
IndiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ChinaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IndonesiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PakistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NigeriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BrazilDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
BangladeshIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
RussiaDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
EthiopiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MexicoLegal (up to .5g)IllegalIllegalIllegal
JapanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PhilippinesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EgyptIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VietnamIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IranIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TurkeyIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GermanyLegal Medically, DecriminalizedIllegalIllegalIllegal
ThailandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TanzaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United KingdomIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FranceIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
South AfricaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ItalyDecriminalizedIllegalIllegalIllegal
South KoreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SpainDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlgeriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ArgentinaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
AfghanistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PolandDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
UkraineIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Saudi ArabiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
YemenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GhanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MalaysiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VenezuelaPossession of 2g requires rehabilitationIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
RomaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EcuadorLegal (up to 1g or 2g cocaine paste)IllegalIllegalIllegal
GuatemalaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NetherlandsUnenforced (small amounts)IllegalIllegalIllegal
CambodiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZimbabweIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TunisiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelgiumIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JordanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CubaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
HondurasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SwedenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Czech RepublicDecriminalized (up to 1g)IllegalIllegalIllegal
AzerbaijanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TajikistanDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
GreeceDecriminalized for private useIllegalLegal only for medical reasons with govt. licenseIllegal
PortugalDecriminalized up to 2gIllegalIllegalIllegal
HungaryIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United Arab EmiratesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelarusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IsraelIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Sierra LeoneIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AustriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SwitzerlandDecriminalized for "small amounts"IllegalIllegalIllegal
Hong KongIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ParaguayLegal (up to 2g)IllegalIllegalIllegal
BulgariaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TurkmenistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
El SalvadorIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SingaporeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SlovakiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FinlandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NorwayIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
New ZealandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Costa RicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LebanonIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IrelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CroatiaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
EritreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GeorgiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
UruguayDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
MoldovaDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
Puerto RicoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlbaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JamaicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ArmeniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BotswanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LithuaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SloveniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
Trinidad and TobagoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BahrainIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EstoniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
CyprusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BhutanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LuxembourgIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MontenegroDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
MaltaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BruneiIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelizeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BahamasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IcelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VanuatuIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
French PolynesiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BarbadosIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CuracaoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SeychellesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United States Virgin IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Antigua and BarbudaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
DominicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Cayman IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BermudaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Faroe IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
KyrgyzstanDecriminalized up to 1gDecriminalized with a fineDecriminalized with a fineDecriminalized with a fine
LatviaDecriminalized with a fineDecriminalized with a fineDecriminalized with a fineDecriminalized with a fine
ChileDecriminalized for private useDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegal
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  1. Global Cocaine Report 2023 - United Nations
  2. The Cocaine Market - United Nations
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  4. Drug Decriminalisation Across the World - Talking Drugs
  5. Countries and Territories - Eurasian Harm Reduction Association
  6. Drug Decriminalisation Across the World - CityWide

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