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Death Row for Gummies: The Countries That Will Execute You for Cannabis

The gummies weighed 869 grams total, which Indonesian authorities used to charge him with possessing essentially a kilogram of marijuana—despite the fact that most of that weight came from sugar, gelatin, and other non-cannabis ingredients in the edibles. As Shaw himself noted in an interview with The Guardian, “They’re making it seem like I’m this big drug dealer. Why would I bring the candy here to sell? It was for personal use.”

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