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Reliable national information about lawful cannabisNo licensed production was not established by the retained sources. Unauthorised production carries eleven to twenty-one years and a fine of 5–25 million CFA francs.
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Reliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.
No patient programme is documented. The retained sources do not establish whether2018 code prohibits using controlled drugs outside a medical prescription but sets up no route for patients to obtain cannabis programme operates.[@code18]
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XOF
label Small personal quantity, high-risk incl. cannabis oil · treatment criminal · prison min 1 month · prison 1 year · fine 600000 · note Fine of 250,000–600,000 CFA francs; no gram limit, label Small personal quantity, cannabis derivatives other than oil · treatment criminal · prison min 1 month · prison 6 months · fine 600000 · note Fine of 250,000–600,000 CFA francs; no gram limit, label General personal possession of high-risk drugs · treatment criminal · prison min 2 years · prison 5 years · fine 5000000 · note Fine of 1–5 million CFA francs
XOF
label Small personal cultivation · treatment criminal · prison min 1 month · prison 1 year · fine 600000 · note Same shorter tiers as small personal possession; no plant limit, label Ordinary high-risk cultivation and production · treatment criminal · prison min 11 years · prison 21 years · fine 25000000 · note Fine of 5–25 million CFA francs
XOF
label Giving or offering for another person's consumption · treatment criminal · prison min 2 years · prison 5 years · fine 2000000 · note Fine of 500,000–2 million CFA francs, label General local trafficking · treatment criminal · prison min 11 years · prison 21 years · fine 25000000 · note Fine of 5–25 million CFA francs
There is no legal way to get cannabis. Small quantities for personal use carry shorter prison terms and fines of 250,000–600,000 CFA francs; general possession brings two to five years and up to 5 million.[@code18] Police and courts repress users severely, and treatment ordered instead of punishment is rarely implemented for lack of facilities.[@ml]
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The Penal Code adopted on 20 October 2026 restores the death penalty and its execution procedure for certain offences.[@parliament26] The cannabis offences in the retained 2018 texts carry imprisonment and fines, not death; the new code's drug articles have not been reviewed.[@code18]
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