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Gabon

Africa

Prohibition

#124 of 196 worldwide
#29 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Illegal; trafficking carries up to twenty years. No reliable figure for simple possession was found.

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

Growing, selling and possessing cannabis ('chanvre indien') is illegal under the Penal Code. The sources found report only trafficking cases; no reliable figure for simple personal possession was found.

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

Cultivation is a crime; northern Gabon near the Cameroon border is described as the centre of the trade.

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

Arrests of dealers are reported almost weekly in the local press; police statistics cite very large seizures in 2019–2020.

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

Importing or trafficking narcotics carries up to twenty years and a fine of five times the value of the seizure under Article 408.

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

Use is illegal.

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

None.

History

More context not part of the score

Commercial production

None.

Products

None.

Medical use

No medical cannabis.

Other consequences

A conviction is a criminal record.

All sources

  1. Gabon Media Time — Axe Oyem–Bitam, épicentre de la vente du chanvre
  2. Gabon Media Time — Bitam: un dealer interpellé avec 14 kilos de chanvre indien

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