Law 87-009 regulated offences involving substances and plants classified as poisonous or narcotic. Article 8 punished unlawful narcotic use with two months to one year in prison and a fine of 25,000–400,000 CFA francs, or either penalty alone. Article 9 provided non-prosecution for qualifying first offences when the user complied with prescribed treatment or medical supervision; repeat cases remained subject to prosecutorial discretion. Separate provisions punished supply and production. The date is presidential promulgation, not a verified first cannabis ban or the introduction of a legal market.[1]
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References
- Benin — Law 87-009, text communicated to the United Nations and reproduced by FAOLEXE/NL.1988/18; Articles 1–4, 8–9 and final promulgation formula dated 21 September 1987archived
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