Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand Uganda: arrests, life-field fixes, 2023 nullification article

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Countries and states 1 file

Uganda countries/ug.yaml

segments › cultivation › penalties

label Growing a prohibited plant without a licence · treatment criminal · term Unlicensed … ings life, label Second or later offence · treatment criminal · term Repeat cultivation · life possible · note Life imprisonment

segments › sharing › penalties

label Trafficking, including giving and supplying (section 5) · treatment criminal · term Trafficking · life possible · fine 1000000000 · note Life imprisonment. Fine is 50,000 points or three times the market value if more

sources

Uganda Police Force — Police destroy cannabis garden and arrest suspects in Mbale, Wakiso and Iganga (22 November 2024) Uganda Radio Network — 31 arrested in Iganga marijuana crackdown Uganda Radio Network — Marijuana worth UGX 1.2B destroyed in Kabale 6 unchanged

context › arrests › text

In November 2024 police destroyed cannabis gardens in Mbale, Wakiso and Iganga and arrested growers and sellers, including a 52-year-old garden owner in Mbale.[@upf24] An Iganga crackdown netted 31 suspects for possession, use and sale.[@urn24] In Kabale police say they arrest about one person a day for consumption and burned marijuana worth UGX 1.2 billion.[@urnkab]

context › arrests › sources

upf24, urn24, urnkab

Articles and atlas entries 1

Code, design and documents 1 file

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