Angola
Africa
#77 of 196 worldwide
#5 of 54 in Africa
Possessing a small amount of liamba for personal use is a crime with up to three months in prison, which courts can suspend in favour of treatment.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Under Law 3/99 on trafficking and consumption of narcotics, possessing a small amount of liamba for your own use is a crime punished with up to about three months in prison, rising to up to a year if the quantity exceeds roughly three days' supply. Courts can suspend the sentence if a dependent user accepts treatment.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Growing for personal use falls under the same consumption offence; larger cultivation is trafficking.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
Short prison terms for users, often suspended; long ones for traffickers.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries eight to twelve years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Consumption is itself an offence under Law 3/99.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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A conviction is a criminal record.
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