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The retained sources do not establish collateral consequencesdescribe no consequence beyond the penalties described abovesentence itself: personal use brings rigorous imprisonment of up to seven years and a fine of up to 50,000 Birr, with no account found of how often ordinary users are jailed.[@et525]
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label Personal use (Article 525(4)) · treatment criminal · prison 7 years · fine 50000 · note Rigorous imprisonment up to seven years and fine up to 50,000 Birr; statutory ceilings
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label Growing for own use · treatment criminal · prison 7 years · note Same seven-year ceiling as personal use, label Growing with intent to traffic · treatment criminal · prison min 5 years · fine 100000 · note At least five years and fine up to 100,000 Birr; no maximum term stated, label Aggravated trafficking · treatment criminal · prison min 10 years · fine 200000 · note At least ten years and fine up to 200,000 Birr; no maximum term stated
label Supply for another person's private use · treatment criminal · prison 7 years · note Personal-use offence ceiling, label Supply with intent to traffic · treatment criminal · prison min 5 years · note At least five years; no maximum term stated, label Aggravated supply · treatment criminal · prison min 10 years · note At least ten years; no maximum term stated
There is no legal way to get cannabis. Personal use can bring rigorous imprisonment of up to seven years and a fine of up to 50,000 Birr.[@et525] Rastafari who [settled at Shashamane in the 1960s](/history/ethiopia-shashamane-settlement-1965/) get no exception: use is an offence there too.[@leaf]
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In the 1960s Rastafari from the Caribbean [settled on land set aside for them near Shashamane](/history/ethiopia-shashamane-settlement-1965/); the town became known for growing cannabis, mostly for local use, with no exception in the law.[@leaf]
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