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Madagascar

Africa

Prohibition

#130 of 196 worldwide
#33 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

A small quantity for personal use carries two to six months; rongony is nonetheless grown on a large scale.

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Possession · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cannabis (rongony) is controlled by Law 97-039 of 1997. Possession of a small quantity for personal consumption carries two to six months in prison for plant material, three months to a year for stronger preparations; larger amounts fall under a general provision with two to ten years.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is punished under the production provisions with five to twenty years, yet rongony is grown on a large scale in the north and south and is one of the island's biggest illicit crops.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10

adds 2.0 of 20 points

Short prison terms for users; a large domestic market persists, sustained by corruption and weak enforcement in growing regions.