Consuming and possession of cannabis in Kazakhstan is illegal.
 Location of Kazakhstan (dark green) | |
| Medicinal | Illegal |
|---|---|
| Recreational | Illegal |
Extensive amounts of cannabis plants grow wild in the country.[1] The 2006 World Drug Report estimated that 400,000 hectares of cannabis grow wild in the Chui Valley.[2]
Per Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, 93% of the nation's marijuana comes from Kazakhstan.[3]
References
edit- ^ International Narcotics Control Board (1 April 2005). Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2004: 2005. United Nations Publications. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-92-1-148198-3.
- ^ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2006). 2006 World Drug Report: Analysis. United Nations Publications. pp. 2096–. ISBN 978-92-1-148214-0.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Menon, Rajan; Fedorov, Yuri E.; Nodia, Ghia (July 2016). Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. East West Institute. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-315-50172-7 – via Routledge.
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