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DescriptionMap-of-world-medical-cannabis-laws.svg	English: Map showing legal status of medical cannabis across the world. Legal as authorized by a physician Legal for any use (no prescription required) Data taken from Wikipedia:Legality of cannabis. Map does not reflect countries that have approved use of isolated cannabinoid drugs, such as Sativex or Marinol.
Date	21 August 2018
Source	Derived from BlankMap-World.svg and BlankMap-World6-Subdivisions.svg.
Author	Jamesy0627144

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For map of policies regarding recreational use of cannabis, see Map-of-world-cannabis-laws.svg.

For previous history of map (as PNG file), see Legality of cannabis for medical purposes.png.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:05, 6 March 2026	2,754 × 1,398 (1.09 MB)	LeontinaVarlamonva	Reverted to version as of 03:24, 2 August 2025 (UTC) cannabis is still legal in Georgia. I understand that it comes with restrictions for personal consumption but having Georgia shaded same as Russia, Iran and North Korea is just wrong. Feel free to make another shade but complete deletion is not improvement
	17:55, 7 December 2025	2,754 × 1,398 (1.09 MB)	Ratherous	Georgia new restrictive laws
	03:24, 2 August 2025	2,754 × 1,398 (1.09 MB)	Ratherous	Update Texas, Thailand and Czechia. Slovenia passed medical, just awaiting publication.
	22:14, 1 May 2025	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Ratherous	Nebraska
	18:33, 28 February 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Euouaen	Reverted to version as of 21:35, 23 February 2024 (UTC), Map reflects laws that have not yet taken place
	01:45, 24 February 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	1857a	Reverted to version as of 17:16, 16 February 2024 (UTC) German law does not take effect until 1 April 2024
	21:35, 23 February 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Jamesy0627144	update Germany
	17:16, 16 February 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Jamesy0627144	update Ukraine
	06:48, 9 November 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Jamesy0627144	update Ohio
	19:39, 30 September 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.1 MB)	Jamesy0627144	change Lithuania to illegal per talk page