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Ban 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Tanganyika bans growing, holding and using cannabis

Tanganyika prohibited growing cannabis, possessing it or substances obtained from it, and consuming or using them. Offenders faced up to twelve months in prison or a fine of up to 2,000 shillings, and courts could order the plants or substances destroyed. The ordinance also allowed searches under a magistrate's or administrative officer's warrant and warrantless arrest of someone found committing an offence; the 1995 drug law later repealed it.[1]

Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Tanzania here.

References

  1. United Nations — Tanganyika, Cultivation of Noxious Plants (Prohibition) Ordinance, 8 of 1926Tanganyika Territory · In Revised Edition of the Laws, 1947, chapter 134; reproduced in E/NL.1952/81 · 1926 · Printed p. 62, complete sections 1–5 and Schedule; indexed primary-text reproduction, scan verification pendingarchived

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