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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.

Free Online Events 2020

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The IACM is holding a free webinar series and a free anniversary online meeting from October to November 2020. 

All webinars will be held in English with subtitles in German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. All webinars will be available online until March 2021. 

The anniversary online meeting to celebrate the IACM's 20th anniversary and to honour the 90th birthday of Raphael Mechoulam will be a live session only on the 5th November 2020.

The speakers in the webinar series are Donald I. Abrams, Bonni Goldstein, Franjo Grotenhermen, Manuel Guzmán, Raphael Mechoulam, Kirsten Müller-Vahl, Roger Pertwee, Daniele Piomelli, and Ethan Russo.

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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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