Illicit cannabis drug-trafficking and tendences of using cannabis trade legally
Introduction. The article provides a short analysis of a current situation related to illegal cannabis drug trafficking in Russian Federation. Moreover, it presents data characterizing the structure and dynamic of seizures of narcotic drugs including cannabis group in period from 2012 to 2020. According to the information of United Nations Office related to narcotic drugs and criminal there is provided data about the volume of cannabis drugs seized in some countries of Central Asia. Relevance. Nowadays average of world community’s countries studying the possibility of legislative regulation of cannabis cultivation in industrial, medical and recreational purposes has increased significantly. The idea of cannabis legalization is being regularly discussed at the international meetings. Due to this knowledge, it is relevant to consider current volume of legal cannabis using in some countries including Commonwealth of Independent States members. This is particularly important in connection with the acceptance by Commission of the United Nations the resolution of exception of cannabis to the list of particularly hazardous narcotic substances in December 2020. The purpose of the study is to analyze the changes in some countries legislation system including Commonwealth of Independent States members which allow the use of cannabis in industrial, medical and recreational purposes. Conclusions. The emerging trend to decriminalization of cultivation and use of cannabis might become a reason of emergence of new cannabis markets.