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DR Congo

Africa

Prohibition

#122 of 196 worldwide
#27 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: Limited

Recreational use is illegal; a 2021 measure authorised cannabis for medical and scientific purposes under licence.

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Possession · 25%1/10
adds 2.5 of 25 points

Recreational possession is illegal under a 1971 narcotics ordinance and the Penal Code. Consumption cases can end in shorter sentences or rehabilitation orders.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10
adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is a crime, though cannabis (bangi) is one of the most widely grown illicit crops in central Africa.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10
adds 2.0 of 20 points

Uneven: weak state presence in much of the country, with arrests and informal payments common in the cities.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10
adds 1.0 of 10 points

Trafficking carries up to twenty years and forfeiture.

Consumption · 10%1/10
adds 1.0 of 10 points

Use is an offence.

Legal access · 10%0/10
adds 0.0 of 10 points

No legal source for the public.

More context not part of the score

Commercial production

A February 2021 measure authorised narcotics, including cannabis, exclusively for medical, educational and scientific purposes under licence.

Products

No legal consumer products.

Medical use

Authorised in principle since 2021; no accessible patient programme.

Other consequences

A conviction is a criminal record.

All sources

  1. Wikipedia — Cannabis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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