The colonial administration made an assembly decision against cannabis cultivation and possession enforceable, adding those offences to the older ban on preparing, peddling, selling and consuming rongony. A later government memorandum records eleven days to one month in prison and a fine, with higher penalties for repeat offences. Two years later Madagascar replaced these rules with sentences reaching five years.[1]
Score by segment 0 to 10
- Possession · 25%10 → 1−9
- Personal cultivation · 25%10 → 1−9
- Punishment & enforcement · 20%2 → 2
- Sharing & gifting · 10%1 → 1
- Consumption · 10%0 → 0
- Legal access · 10%0 → 0
The bar shows the score after the change; the tick marks where it stood before. Madagascar's scores have changed again since.
References
- United Nations — Madagascar, explanatory memorandum to Ordinance 60-073, E/NL.1962/8Memorandum paragraph 1(b), deliberation 58-34/AR of 17 April 1958 made enforceable by order 145-CG of 23 May; original 1958 text not recoveredarchived
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