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Mali

Africa

Prohibition

#131 of 196 worldwide
#34 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Illegal under a 2001 law; penalties for small amounts are not clearly documented.

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

Illegal under Law 01-078 of 2001 on drug control. Possession for personal use is a crime; the penalty for small amounts is not clearly stated in accessible sources, and travel advisories warn of long sentences and heavy fines.

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

Cultivation is prohibited.

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

With much of the country outside state control, enforcement is confined largely to Bamako and the south.

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

Production, sale and trafficking carry heavy prison terms.

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

None.

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. Wikipedia — Cannabis in Mali
  2. UNODC SHERLOC — Mali, Loi n° 01-078 portant sur le contrôle des drogues (PDF)
  3. TripBase — Mali cannabis laws

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