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Mozambique

Africa

Prohibition

#95 of 196 worldwide
#15 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Use and possession carry up to two years, with prison waivable for occasional users who accept treatment.

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Possession · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Law 3/97 punishes use and possession of drugs with up to two years in prison, graded by quantity: holding more than about three days' personal supply brings up to a year. A judge can waive prison for an occasional, non-recidivist user who agrees to treatment.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Cultivation is a crime; cannabis (suruma) is widely grown in the centre and north.

Wikipedia — Cannabis in Mozambique

Punishment & enforcement · 20%2/10

adds 4.0 of 20 points

Legal researchers argue criminalising use is counter-productive; in practice arrests are selective — a well-known rapper critical of the government was detained over a small amount of suruma in 2011.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Supply is trafficking, with long sentences.