Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates

Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates The new legislation outlined in UAE Official Gazette coming into effect on January 2 2022. In which Carrying food, drinks or any other products which contains marijuana, hashish or THC, found in cannabis, will no longer be a criminal offence in United Arab Emirates. Instead, such items will be confiscated and destroyed.[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

Dom, Jack (28 November 2021). "UAE's new drug laws cut sentences and end mandatory deportation for expats". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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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[1] Dom, Jack (28 November 2021). "UAE's new drug laws cut sentences and end mandatory deportation for expats". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[Maisel-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.