Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand Djibouti (dj): 3 articles (1971 sentence, 2003 free-zone exclusion, 2026 Balbala seizure) + planting/arrests sections, history links; audit 0/0, 4 pages built

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Countries and states 1 file

Djibouti countries/dj.yaml

segments › enforcement › text

In August 2026, the Einguella gendarmerie reported seizing 88 cannabis packages weighing 12 kg at a Balbala storage site.[@rtd2026](/history/djibouti-balbala-cannabis-network-2026/) Several suspects were held in police custody pending presentation to justice authorities.[@rtd2026] This report does not establish the usual outcome of personal-use cases.

segments › access › text

The Penal Code criminalises illicit acquisition, possession, offering and supply.[@cp] Fre … , hashish and cannabis resin from the goods admitted to those commercial zones.[@freezone](/history/djibouti-free-zone-drug-exclusion-2003/)

context › recreational › text

Cannabis is prohibited across the board: illicit acquisition, possession, offering and sup … la storage site, with suspects held pending presentation to justice authorities.[@rtd2026](/history/djibouti-balbala-cannabis-network-2026/)

context › planting › seeds

grey

context › planting › seeds trade

unclear

context › planting › clones

illegal

context › planting › clones trade

banned

context › planting › text

Illicit production under Article 355 carries twenty years and covers growing, with no personal-growing tier or seed-specific rule in the reviewed law.[@cp] The grey seed status records that the reviewed provisions do not expressly resolve isolated seed possession or seed commerce.[@cp]

context › planting › sources

cp

context › arrests › text

Several suspects were held in police custody after the August 2026 Balbala seizure of 12 kg pending presentation to justice authorities.[@rtd2026] No aggregate cannabis-arrest series is published; the seizure figures above count kilograms, not people.[@unodc_szr]

context › arrests › sources

rtd2026, unodc_szr

Articles and atlas entries 3

Code, design and documents 1 file

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-er-ky-dj-cv.md +7 −2
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 | Cayman Islands | 3 articles, cultivation table, hemp/planting/black-market/arrests | driving; 1925 estimate; 1930s–2000s decades | c57a250 |
-| Cabo Verde |  |  |  |
-| Cabo Verde |  |  |  |
+| Cabo Verde | 4 articles, arrests section, history links, pj2022 source | driving; words; 1925 estimate | 33fd927 |
 | Djibouti |  |  |  |
 | Eritrea |  |  |  |
 
+## dj — committed
+- 3 articles: `djibouti-balbala-cannabis-network-2026` (88 packages/12 kg, Dawan + RTD, linked from enforcement/recreational), `djibouti-cannabis-sentence-1971` (6 months + 3-year residence ban, Journal officiel archive; no profile hook — pre-1995-code case, left unlinked like mp precedent), `djibouti-free-zone-drug-exclusion-2003` (cannabis/hashish/resin/khat barred, linked from access).
+- New `planting` (grey/unclear seeds, illegal clones; Art 355 covers growing, no seed rule) + `arrests` (Balbala custody; no aggregate series) sections.
+- Audit 0/0; 4 pages built and verified.
+- Left: driving section; words; 1925 estimate; empty 1920s–1960s decades. Note: a stashed `Expand Djibouti` WIP by another agent exists in the repo but the tree was clean — proceeded; watch for overlap on their return.
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 ## cv — committed
 - 4 articles: `cape-verde-constitutional-court-18-2023` (15 g lesser-trafficking ruling, linked from possession/enforcement), `cabo-verde-drug-law-correction-1993` (Nov 1993 republication, 7-day test, linked from enforcement), `cabo-verde-licit-drug-market-1992` (Decree-Law 92/92 licensing framework, linked from access), `cabo-verde-ribeira-grande-seizure-2022` (PJ: 717 kg in Tronco, grower on preventive detention, all incinerated; new `pj2022` source, linked from black_market + new `arrests` section).
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