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Cannabis rights or marijuana rights are individual civil and human rights that vary by jurisdiction considerably. The rights of people who consume cannabis include the right to be free from employment discrimination and housing discrimination.

Anti-cannabis laws include civil infractions and fines, imprisonment, and even the death penalty.

History
Until the twentieth century, anyone could grow and consume cannabis. By the mid twentieth century, possession of marijuana was a crime in every U.S. state and most countries. In 1996, the passing of Proposition 215 by California voters restored limited rights for medical cannabis patients in the state. Other states and countries have since then joined California in guarding rights of cannabis consumers.

In the United States, much is unclear about cannabis rights because despite state laws, cannabis remains illegal for all purposes, at the federal level, and consequently cannabis consumers do not belong to a protected class. Courts will address the issues surrounding housing and employment law, and disability discrimination.

Medical use
Main article: Medical Cannabis

In the United States, the use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 33 states, four (out of five) permanently inhabited U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.[11] An additional 14 states have more restrictive laws allowing the use of low-THC products.[11] Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level by way of the Controlled Substances Act, under which cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug with a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. In December 2014, however, the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment was signed into law, prohibiting the Justice Department from prosecuting individuals acting in accordance with state medical cannabis laws.

An international argument for medical usage includes the right to health, as guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. However, what determines "health" or "healthy" is disputed between individuals and governmental bodies.

State vs. federal
In the United States, as of 2019, 11 states and District of Columbia having fully legalized medical and recreational cannabis, with 25 more states at least decriminalizing use. However, 14 states and federal ruling still classifies cannabis as illegal, placing cannabis as a "Schedule 1" drug. Being federally illegal, profits cannot be handled in any form through federally-insured banks (including checks or deposits), so cannabis retailers are forced to use cash or remain vague about business practices.

Religious use
Main article: Cannabis and religion

Different religions have varying stances on the use of cannabis, historically and presently. In ancient history some religions used cannabis as an entheogen, particularly in the Indian subcontinent where the tradition continues on a more limited basis.

In the modern era Rastafari use cannabis as a sacred herb. Meanwhile, religions with prohibitions against intoxicants, such as Islam, Buddhism, Bahai, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and others have opposed the use of cannabis by members, or in some cases opposed the liberalization of cannabis laws. Other groups, such as some Protestant and Jewish factions, have supported the use of medicinal cannabis.

Legality
Main article: Legality of cannabis

The use of cannabis for recreational purposes is prohibited in most countries; however, many have adopted a policy of decriminalization to make simple possession a non-criminal offense (often similar to a minor traffic violation). Others have much more severe penalties such as some Asian and Middle Eastern countries where possession of even small amounts is punished by imprisonment for several years.

Social movement
The movement around cannabis laws and rights has been growing since as early as the 60’s. Multiple organizations both for and against cannabis usage have been created and merged over the past 60 years as the country has changed and perception of marijuana rights has changed. Today, a big name on the scene has been a pro-legalization group by the acronym NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). In this day and age the conversation on cannabis rights has shifted from picket signs declaring "Pot is fun," to being about health and social justice. It's been noted that African-American communities may be suffering the most from the continued prohibition of cannabis, although consumption rates are approximately the same as white citizens. Arrests for African-Americans measure to be approx 3.73 times higher in comparison. Activists hope to see those numbers decrease with gained rights.

Indonesia
There were around 2 million cannabis user in Indonesia in the year of 2014, reported by the National Anti-Narcoticts (Badan Narkotika Nasional - BNN). By the data, made cannabis be the most popular drug in Indonesia followed by amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) such as methamphetamine (shabu) and ecstasy. Most of the cannabis distributed by the western province of Indonesia called Aceh. There were 37,923 people went to prison because of cannabis in the year of 2009 to 2012 which mean that there were 26 people went to prison every day. Because cannabis is the most common choice of substance, consuming of cannabis goes up to 66 percent than other drugs in the country. There is a serious risk if somebody got caught use, buy or grow cannabis in Indonesia. The death penalty will be given to the people who grow cannabis or a minimum fine of $550,000 based on the National Anti-Narcoticts (BNN) law.