Zimbabwe
Africa
#143 of 196 worldwide
#40 of 54 in Africa
Since 2018 the state licenses production for medical and scientific use. Personal possession (mbanje) can still bring prison.
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Possession · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Possession of mbanje other than for licensed medicinal or scientific purposes is a crime under the Dangerous Drugs Act and the criminal code, with a maximum reported at up to twelve years. Small amounts usually bring a fine or community service.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Unlicensed cultivation is a crime.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10adds 2.0 of 20 points
Fines for small amounts, prison for dealing; lawyers have argued the continued criminalisation of personal use is unconstitutional.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Unlawful dealing carries up to fifteen years.
Consumption · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
The government stressed when it licensed production in 2018 that smoking mbanje remains illegal.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
None for the public.
More context not part of the score
Statutory Instrument 62 of 2018 allows licensed production of cannabis for medicinal and scientific use, administered by the medicines regulator; hemp was later added as an alternative to tobacco. Licences are costly and mainly export-oriented.
Licensed medicinal products, largely for export.
Permitted under licence in principle; little real patient access.
A conviction is a criminal record.
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