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Botswana

Africa

Prohibition

#79 of 196 worldwide
#6 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Under 60 g carries a fine of up to 20,000 pula or up to three years; most small cases end in fines.

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Possession · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cannabis (dagga, or motokwane) is prohibited by the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 2018. Possession of less than 60 g carries a fine of up to 20,000 pula or up to three years in prison, or both; more than 60 g carries a fine of up to 500,000 pula or up to ten years.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Unlawful cultivation carries a fine of up to 500,000 pula or up to twenty years.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10

adds 4.0 of 20 points

Magistrates' courts hear a steady stream of small dagga cases, most ending in fines with prison in default of payment.