The survey, compiled with the Basutoland government, reported seizures rising from 68 kg in 1946 to 6,545 kg in 1951, and prosecutions from 46 to 355. The plant was grown in small patches hidden among food crops, mainly for sale in South Africa, at about £10 for a hundred pounds. Chiefs and headmen were held responsible for destroying it. The courts treated smokers and dealers differently by quantity, with fines as low as five shillings for a very small amount.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Lesotho here.
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