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Legal Status

Cannabis is a Class B Schedule 1 drug. It is illegal to possess, supply or produce this drug.

Special police guidelines exist in relation to arrest for possession of cannabis.

Possession of Class B drugs carries a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment and a fine. Trafficking offences carry maximum sentences of 14 years imprisonment and a fine. There is no medical defence currently observed by the law.

Webinars 2020

In October 2020 the IACM is organising a webinar series. Among the speakers are Roger Pertwee, Raphael Mechulam, Manuel Guzman, Ethan Russo and Kirsten Müller-Vahl. There will be subtitles for several languages after the webinars. Access is free for regular memebers of the IACM. Please find here the brochure for sponsors. 

IACM Conference 2020

The IACM will hold its 11th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine in collaboration with the Asociación Mexicana de Medicina Cannabinodie from 5 to 7 November 2020 in Mexico City. It will be a virtual congress. 

IACM Conference 2021

The 12th IACM Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine will be held in Basel, Switzerland, from 14 to 16 October 2021.

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