Cannabis_in_United_Arab_Emirates

Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates

Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates

Use of cannabis in the United Arab Emirates

Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates is illegal. Trafficking has a minimum five year sentence. Use and possession has a minimum three month sentence, and may result in deportation of expats.[1]

Economy

The UAE is not a significant cannabis producer or consumer, but is a major transshipment point for cannabis from Pakistan and Afghanistan, due to its free ports and heterogeneous population.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Al Amir, Salam (28 November 2021). "UAE's new drug laws cut sentences and end mandatory deportation for expats". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    Sebastian Maisel (2009). Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.
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