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How do penalties differ between methamphetamine, cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy, and yaba?

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How do penalties differ between methamphetamine, cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy, and yaba?

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Methamphetamine is treated as one of the most serious categories of psychotropic substance under Korean law — simple use or possession alone carries a statutory penalty of one year's imprisonment or more. Cannabis carries a comparatively lower s

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