▁United ▁Nations ▁Convention ▁Again st ▁Il licit ▁Tra ffic ▁in ▁N arc otic ▁Dru gs ▁and ▁Psych otrop ic ▁Sub st ances , ▁and ▁has ▁criminal ized ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁drug . ▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Peru ▁and ▁Boliv ia ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁conserv ative ▁countries ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁drug ▁policy . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁study ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Journal ▁of ▁D rug ▁Policy , ▁only ▁ 1 7 % ▁of ▁Salvador ans ▁reported ▁having ▁used ▁can nab is . ▁ ▁Dec riminal ization ▁efforts ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁people ▁protest ed ▁in ▁San ▁Salvador ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁dec riminal izing ▁the ▁consumption ▁and ▁personal ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁can nab is . ▁The ▁demonstr ation ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁activ ist ▁group ▁La ▁María ▁Gu an aca ▁and ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Protest ant ▁Church ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁support ▁for ▁can nab is ▁reform ▁remains ▁very ▁low . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁survey ▁by ▁Amer icas Bar ometer ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁mere ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁Salvador ans ▁supported ▁legal ization ▁of ▁the ▁drug . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁survey , ▁support ▁was ▁highest ▁among ▁people ▁with ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁education , ▁and ▁low ▁among ▁people ▁who ▁consider ▁religion ▁to ▁be ▁especially ▁important ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁MS - 1 3 , ▁an ▁international ▁drug