Cannabis in Iceland is illegal. Offenses such as sale and cultivation are heavily punished and can result in jail time. [1] [2] Possession of small amounts will not result in jail time, but offenders will still be subject to arrest and payment of a fine. [3]
Cannabis was first banned on 14 October 1969, when a regulation was set to ban cannabis. [4] The regulation added cannabis to an existing anti- opium regulation, due to concerns about rising popularity among youth. [5] In 1974 the ban was added to the Icelandic legislation. [1]
6.6% of the population consumes cannabis regularly. That number is commonly believed to be 18.3% due to data confusion; 18.3% is the number of Icelanders who consume cannabis regularly out of the subset of the population who has ever consumed cannabis. [3]