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Africa
Prohibition
#115 of 196 worldwide
#20 of 54 in Africa
Recreational: IllegalMedical: None
Holding or consuming cannabis carries one to five years in prison under the Penal Code.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Illegal under the 2009 Penal Code: anyone who unlawfully holds or consumes a narcotic faces one to five years in prison and a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 francs, or one of the two.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Cultivation is a crime.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Prison is a real outcome for users, and there are few health-based alternatives.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Trafficking carries up to twenty years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Consumption is punished on the same terms as possession.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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A conviction is a criminal record.
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