Cannabis in Finland

The 50th chapter of the Criminal Code criminalises all dealings with illegal narcotics, including the production, import, transport, sale, possession and use of cannabis.

[3] After a tie vote, the Grand Committee's stance on the issue was decided by a random ballot.

In late 2019, a citizens' initiative seeking to decriminalize the personal use of cannabis in Finland received the needed 50,000 signatures, and will therefore be processed by the parliament in the 2019–2023 session.

In the reformed procedure the police issue summary fines for most personal use offences, and cases are not brought to court unless the defendant so desires.

[12] The Turku Court of Appeal in 2015 ruled that a night-time search of a home by police violated the principle of proportionality (nr.