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Senegal

Africa

Prohibition

#136 of 196 worldwide
#37 of 54 in Africa

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Personal possession carries two months to one year in prison; trafficking ten to twenty years since 2007.

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

The 1997 Drug Code classifies cannabis (yamba) as a narcotic. Possession of a small quantity for personal consumption carries two months to one year in prison and a fine of three times the drug's value. Courts may order treatment instead.

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

Cultivation was upgraded from a misdemeanour to a serious crime by the 2007 'Latif Guèye' law.

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

Short prison terms for users and very long ones for traffickers; use remains widespread despite decades of repression.

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

Trafficking carries ten to twenty years since 2007.

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

Use is an offence under the Drug Code.

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. CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Senegal?
  2. Mémoire Online — Les usagers de la drogue et la justice pénale au Sénégal

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