page_title: Drug policy of South Korea
section_title: Drug policy in South Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Drug policy of South Korea / Drug policy in South Korea
caption_attribution_description: English: Royal Banquet Hall Gyeonghoeru (경회루) at Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁), Seoul
context_page_description: Under Korean law, Koreans are prohibited from using drugs, even when if they are in a country where the use of drugs is legal. South Koreans are forbidden to smoke weed, even if they are in countries where cannabis use is legalised or tolerated. When they return to South Korea, smoking a joint abroad can be punished with a prison sentence of up to five years. Cultivating, transporting or possessing cannabis is also illegal under South Korean criminal law, wherever you are. The Korean government regularly reminds its citizens of this prohibition. For example, the South Korean Embassy in Canada wrote that "it is illegal for South Koreans to use cannabis, even if they are in a region where cannabis is legal". The Korean police also recently announced in an appeal that South Koreans can be punished at home if they smoke weed in a country where jointing is legal.
context_section_description: In the South Korean context, a re-evaluation for listed drugs is a practical policy instrument that can make a major contribution to the rationalization of drug spending. In addition, the impact would be significant as it would affect the list and prices of new drugs, as the listed drugs could become the comparators for new drugs in the economic evaluation. Furthermore, in South Korea, "People don't know the effects of cannabis, because they have never experienced it." There is an enormous stigma surrounding drugs. This has to do with the cultural context of South Korea. The country is enormously influenced by the consequences of the opium war between Great Britain and China. Since then, there has been a huge taboo on all kinds of drugs in Korea.
caption: Example of a temple what is an important part to the country
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