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Niger

Africa

Prohibition

#133 of 196 worldwide
#36 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Personal possession carries two months to two years and a fine.

Score over time

History

Score breakdown ▏world average

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

Ordinance 99-42 of 1999 classifies cannabis as a narcotic. Possession for personal use carries two months to two years in prison and a fine of 100,000 to 1,000,000 CFA francs.

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

Cultivation is a crime.

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

Prison for users is on the books; enforcement concentrates on Saharan trafficking routes through Agadez.

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

Trafficking carries ten to twenty years, life when aggravated.

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.

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. CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Niger?
  2. UNODC SHERLOC — Niger, Ordonnance n° 99-42 relative à la lutte contre la drogue (PDF)

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