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Cocaine Cultivation Legality

Decriminalized for private use

Decriminalized with a fine

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Legal

Legal (Coca Plants)

Legal Medically

Countries Where Cocaine Is Legal 2024

  • Decriminalization is the removal of criminal penalties for drug law violations.

118 countries

Country
Possession Legality
Cocaine 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
EgyptIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PhilippinesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VietnamIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IranIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TurkeyIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GermanyLegal Medically, DecriminalizedIllegalIllegalIllegal
ThailandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United KingdomIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TanzaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FranceIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
South AfricaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ItalyDecriminalizedIllegalIllegalIllegal
South KoreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SpainDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlgeriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ArgentinaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
AfghanistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
YemenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
PolandDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
UkraineIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MalaysiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GhanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Saudi ArabiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VenezuelaPossession of 2g requires rehabilitationIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
RomaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GuatemalaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NetherlandsUnenforced (small amounts)IllegalIllegalIllegal
EcuadorLegal (up to 1g or 2g cocaine paste)IllegalIllegalIllegal
CambodiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ZimbabweIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TunisiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelgiumIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JordanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United Arab EmiratesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CubaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
HondurasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Czech RepublicDecriminalized (up to 1g)IllegalIllegalIllegal
SwedenIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TajikistanDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
PortugalDecriminalized up to 2gIllegalIllegalIllegal
AzerbaijanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GreeceDecriminalized for private useIllegalLegal only for medical reasons with govt. licenseIllegal
HungaryIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IsraelIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AustriaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelarusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SwitzerlandDecriminalized for "small amounts"IllegalIllegalIllegal
Sierra LeoneIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
TurkmenistanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Hong KongIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
ParaguayLegal (up to 2g)IllegalIllegalIllegal
BulgariaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
El SalvadorIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SingaporeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LebanonIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
FinlandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
NorwayIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SlovakiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IrelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
New ZealandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Costa RicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CroatiaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
GeorgiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EritreaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
UruguayDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
Puerto RicoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MoldovaDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
ArmeniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LithuaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
JamaicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
AlbaniaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
GambiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BotswanaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SloveniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
BahrainIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Trinidad and TobagoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
EstoniaDecriminalized for private useIllegalIllegalIllegal
CyprusIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BhutanIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
LuxembourgIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
MontenegroDecriminalized with a fineIllegalIllegalIllegal
MaltaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BruneiIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BelizeIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BahamasIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
IcelandIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
VanuatuIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
BarbadosIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
French PolynesiaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
CuracaoIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
SeychellesIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Antigua and BarbudaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
United States Virgin IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
Cayman IslandsIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
DominicaIllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal
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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  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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