Albeit an incredibly versatile and abundant plant, not every country appreciates cannabis quite as much as countries that are weed-friendly, such as the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands.

Believe it or not, being caught with cannabis could result in being decapitated in certain countries. So, here’s the heads-up on the places with the strictest weed laws and where you ought to avoid if you’re a cannabis user:

1. United Arab Emirates

Possession of drugs is punishable by a minimum of four years’ imprisonment, based on UAE law. Anyone who dares to dabble in trafficking and distribution could be looking at 25 years in prison or, worst case scenario, death by firing squad. With that being said, cases of execution are not so common, with less than one person being executed per year since 2007.

2. Japan 

It is not worth seeking out the green stuff when you are on Japanese soil. Aside from the fact that the weed costs (on average) $58.30 per gram, first-time offenders could be locked up for five years. Foreigners can expect harsher sentences. Solitary confinement is not unheard of, either.

3. Indonesia

The Indonesian archipelago exhibits a tropical landscape and a coastline spanning more than 7,000 km. While the scenery is sublime, Indonesia’s weed laws aren’t so pretty. In fact, they are some of the most brutal, with cannabis being put in the same category as heroin, cocaine, and meth. If caught, you will need to cough up thousands of dollars and prepare to spend 4 to 12 years behind bars. Life imprisonment applies if you are caught with more than a kilo of cannabis. Drug traffickers can even be sentenced to death by the Indonesian Anti-Narcotics Agency.

4. France

Perhaps the scariest thing about France’s drug laws is that “the law itself does not distinguish between possession for personal use or trafficking, or by type of substance,” according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. This means that you could receive a long sentence for the smallest amount of weed.

5. Singapore

Get caught with more than one ounce of weed in Singapore and, under Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act, the court will assume you are a drug trafficker. In the event that the police find drugs that are not yours inside your property, you will be held accountable. If you are caught in possession of 500 grams of cannabis, the country’s mandatory death penalty will apply. Anything less than this amount is punishable by a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life. Let’s not forget about drug testing either. In Singapore, the police don’t have to warn you before they demand a drug test.

6. Turkey 

As a fairly conservative country, it is not surprising that Turkey’s weed laws are some of the strictest in the world. Possession or sale of cannabis is punishable by a prison sentence ranging from 4 to 24 years. Dealers will receive a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and if they sell weed to a minor, the sentence increases by five years.

7. Saudi Arabia

You won’t have an easy time finding liquor stores and bars in Saudi Arabia, nor will you have an easy time getting off lightly with a drug offense. Tazir is an Islamic law that grants a judge the ability to punish on a case-by-case basis. Drug traffickers are usually hung, beheaded or killed by firing squad. Drug use is punishable by deportation, lengthy jail sentences, and public flogging.