{"id":3211,"date":"2015-11-03T16:19:33","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T16:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2015-11-03T16:19:33","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T16:19:33","slug":"south-korea-marijuana-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Marijuana Law &amp; Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Current Legislation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The possession, sale, transport and cultivation of cannabis are illegal in South Korea. Offenders are penalized with imprisonment and fines. According to U.S. Passports &amp; International Travel, &#8220;penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking in illegal drugs in the Republic of Korea can be severe, and convicted offenders can expect jail sentences, heavy fines, and deportation at the end of their sentence.&#8221; At any time, police in South Korea are allowed to search or require urine tests from individuals they suspect could be in possession of marijuana. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing of industrial hemp is legal in South Korea, which is one of the leading hemp-producing nations. The possession and use of CBD hemp oil is also legal throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Medical Marijuana Laws <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In South Korea, there is no medical marijuana legislation allowing for medicinal use of cannabis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>References:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarke, R.C. (2006, April). Hemp (Cannabis) Cultivation and Use in the Republic of Korea. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Industrial Hemp<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 11(1), 51-86. Retrieved from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/239803366_Hemp_%28Cannabis%29_Cultivation_and_Use_in_the_Republic_of_Korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/239803366_Hemp_%28Cannabis%29_Cultivation_and_Use_in_the_Republic_of_Korea<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea. (2015, July 13). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Passports &amp; International Travel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/passports\/en\/country\/korea-south.html.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/passports\/en\/country\/korea-south.html.<\/a><\/span>    \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea. Current Legislation The possession, sale, transport and cultivation of cannabis are illegal in South Korea. Offenders are penalized with imprisonment and fines. According to U.S. Passports &amp; International Travel, &#8220;penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking in illegal drugs in the Republic of Korea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6,9],"tags":[245,246,247],"class_list":["post-3211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cannabis-laws","category-education","category-scientific-research","tag-legalization-of-marijuana-in-south-korea","tag-south-korea-marijuana-laws","tag-south-korea-marijuana-legalization"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Medical Marijuana, Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MJNAInc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south_korea_medical_marijuana_laws.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"adminTorusBrand\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mjna_inc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mjna_inc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"adminTorusBrand\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"adminTorusBrand\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bd5fa0cf1483b68c6bd5c117e3d4242c\"},\"headline\":\"South Korea Marijuana Law &amp; Policy\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\"},\"wordCount\":215,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"legalization of marijuana in south korea\",\"south korea marijuana laws\",\"south korea marijuana legalization\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cannabis Laws\",\"Education\",\"Scientific Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\",\"name\":\"South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"South Korea Marijuana Law &amp; Policy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/\",\"name\":\"Medical Marijuana, Inc.\",\"description\":\"We are a company of firsts\u00ae\ufe0f. Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA) is a cannabis company with three distinct business units in the non-psychoactive cannabinoid space. Through its subsidiaries, Medical Marijuana, Inc. manufacturers and sells some of the best cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoid-based products, available!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Medical Marijuana, Inc.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-logo-medical-marijuana-inc.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-logo-medical-marijuana-inc.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Medical Marijuana, Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MJNAInc\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjna_inc\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bd5fa0cf1483b68c6bd5c117e3d4242c\",\"name\":\"adminTorusBrand\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a912c97701c52370233e20a0d17ab853?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a912c97701c52370233e20a0d17ab853?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"adminTorusBrand\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/author\/admintorusbrand\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization","description":"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization","og_description":"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.","og_url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/","og_site_name":"Medical Marijuana, Inc.","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MJNAInc","article_published_time":"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south_korea_medical_marijuana_laws.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"adminTorusBrand","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mjna_inc","twitter_site":"@mjna_inc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"adminTorusBrand","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/"},"author":{"name":"adminTorusBrand","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bd5fa0cf1483b68c6bd5c117e3d4242c"},"headline":"South Korea Marijuana Law &amp; Policy","datePublished":"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00","dateModified":"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/"},"wordCount":215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["legalization of marijuana in south korea","south korea marijuana laws","south korea marijuana legalization"],"articleSection":["Cannabis Laws","Education","Scientific Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/","url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/","name":"South Korea Marijuana Laws: Recreational vs. Medical Legalization","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00","dateModified":"2015-11-03T16:19:33+00:00","description":"Both recreational and medical use of cannabis is illegal throughout South Korea.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2015\/11\/03\/south-korea-marijuana-laws\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"South Korea Marijuana Law &amp; Policy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/","name":"Medical Marijuana, Inc.","description":"We are a company of firsts\u00ae\ufe0f. Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA) is a cannabis company with three distinct business units in the non-psychoactive cannabinoid space. Through its subsidiaries, Medical Marijuana, Inc. manufacturers and sells some of the best cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoid-based products, available!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#organization","name":"Medical Marijuana, Inc.","url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-logo-medical-marijuana-inc.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-logo-medical-marijuana-inc.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Medical Marijuana, Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MJNAInc","https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjna_inc"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bd5fa0cf1483b68c6bd5c117e3d4242c","name":"adminTorusBrand","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a912c97701c52370233e20a0d17ab853?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a912c97701c52370233e20a0d17ab853?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"adminTorusBrand"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com"],"url":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/author\/admintorusbrand\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}