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By:: Dana Larsen

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Bong Bans, Beheadings, and Forbidden 420: 15 Extreme Cannabis Laws From Around the World

One guy's punishment was commuted from the death sentence to being lightly beaten with a cane. Almost makes ya wonder if cannabis laws are… arbitrary?

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Crazy Countries Cannabis 6' is CHONG. TOMMY Pennsylvania has very strict state laws against pot paraphernalia. Shipping bongs there from California is what got Tommy chong 9 months in jail. CRACKED.COM — Source: Everything Nonfiction

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Crazy Countries Cannabis WEAT I I 4 420 In Quebec it's illegal to sell anything with marijuana- related words or images. Selling a shirt with a pot leaf or the number 420 can get you fined up to $62,500 CRACKED.COM — Source: CBC

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CRAZY Countries Cannabis 78.76 A Japanese couple was arrested in 2020 for encouraging illicit conduct because of pro-pot social media posts like weed sure is the best. CRACKED.COM — Source: Japan Today

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CRAZY Countries Cannabis IO 100 I OOK IDI 101 101 OCC of 100 IDI In U.S. states where marijuana is legal, licensed cannabis companies still can't use regular banks because of federal laws. This means they often pay taxes in cash. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wayofleaf

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CRAZY Countries Cannabis COFFEE SHOP OLD AMSTERDAM Dutch coffeeshops can get a municipal permit to sell hash and marijuana. But cannabis cultivation is banned, SO they must rely on illegal sources. It's called the front door/ back door policy. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Talking Drugs and Amsterdam-Advisor

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Crazy Countries Cannabis t A Swedish judge gave a MS patient caught with cannabis a longer sentence than usual, saying her belief in the medical benefits of marijuana was an aggra- vating circumstance. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Local

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Crazy Countries Cannabis In Indonesia, possession of any cannabis in any form qual- ifies for a minimum sentence of 4 years in prison. About one tourist gets charged every month coming in with a forbidden hemp or CBD product. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bali Spirit

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Crazy Countries Cannabis In Canada it's legal to grow 4 cannabis plants per house- hold. But if you're in B.C. and someone can see your legal plants from the Street, you can get 3 months in jail. CRACKED.COM — Source: Canncentral

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Crazy Countries Cannabis MalaySian man Muhammed Lukman was sentenced to death by hanging for distrib- uting medicinal cannabis in 2015. His sentence was recently commuted to 7 years and 10 strokes of the cane. CRACKED.COM — Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Crazy Countries Cannabis DR. c FREE Another Malaysian activist known as Dr. Ganja is still on death row for giving cannabis brownies to cancer patients and other sick people. His supporters include Malaysian Princess Tengku Jamidah. CRACKED.COM — Sources: MSN and Forbes

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Crazy Countries Cannabis t Trafficking over 5kg of cannabis in Iran qualifies for the death penalty. Plus your family will have most of their property seized. CRACKED.COM — Source: Weedworthy

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CRAZY Countries Cannabis Being caught with cannabis in China can get you the death penalty. In 2018 an American student spent 8 months in prison facing potential execution for allegedly sharing a joint. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Hightimes and Dailymail

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Crazy Countries Cannabis OBIOHA Singapore has executed several people for cannabis, including Nigerian soccer player Chijioke Obioha in 2016. Possession over 500g is a mandatory death penalty. CRACKED.COM — Sources: High Times and Nigeria Daily Post

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Crazy Countries Cannabis SHOULIN Cannabis smugglers in Saudi Arabia often get their heads chopped off with a sword in the town square. Public flogging and lengthy prison sentences are also options. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Al Jazeera and High Times

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CRAZY Countries Cannabis Under U.S. federal law, growing 60, 000 cannabis plants qualifies for the death penalty. (No-one has received this sentence... yet.) CRACKED.COM — Source: Denver Post

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