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The Philippines abolished the death penalty on June 24, 2006. [5] Previously, the Philippines had introduced stronger anti-drug laws, including the death penalty, in 2002. [6] Possession of over 500 grams of marijuana usually earned execution in the Philippines, as did possessing over ten grams of opium, morphine, heroin, ecstasy, or cocaine.
Her office successfully defended the death penalty in court, arguing she was obligated to uphold the law as the state's top attorney — even as she refused to enforce a referendum that banned gay ...
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
Very large quantities or mixtures (e.g. on an industrial scale) of heroin, cocaine, ecgonine, phencyclidine (PCP), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, or methamphetamine may result in the death penalty in the United States. So far, no prisoner has been put on death row for this reason.
Her office successfully defended the death penalty in court and Harris argued she was obligated to uphold the law as the state’s top attorney — even as she refused to enforce a referendum that ...
July 1975: Senate Bill 95 reduced the penalty for possession of 1 oz (28 g) or less of cannabis to a citable misdemeanor. [31] November 1996: first state to legalize medical marijuana when Proposition 215 was approved by 56% of voters. [32] November 2016: Proposition 64 passed by 57% to 43%, legalizing sale and distribution, effective January 1 ...
The death penalty. One of Harris’ most pronounced shifts was over the death penalty. During a 2004 inauguration speech after her election as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris vowed to “never charge the death penalty.” She framed her choice as a moral one.
World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.