Côte d'Ivoire
Africa
#81 of 196 worldwide
#8 of 54 in Africa
Possession is a crime; a 2022 law reframed drug use as a health matter and lets courts order treatment instead of prison.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Possession is a crime. The 1988 drug law set one to five years in prison for personal use; a new law of June 2022 replaced it and reframed use as a public-health matter, letting courts order treatment instead of prison for users. Possession is still an offence, and how often the alternative is applied is unclear.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Cultivation remains a criminal offence.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10adds 4.0 of 20 points
The 2022 law softened the approach to users on paper; courts still hand down prison sentences for small-scale sellers.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply and trafficking carry five to ten years or more, with fines of up to 50 million CFA francs.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Use is an offence, now with therapeutic injunctions as an alternative to prison.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
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A conviction is a criminal record.
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