Cannabis in Senegal

Cannabis in Senegal is illegal; the drug is locally referred to as yamba.[1]

History

As early as the 1960s, cannabis was produced in the Casamance region of southern Senegal by separatist rebels. The rebels initially protected growers from the government, but by the 1990s had moved to taxing cannabis cultivators to finance the resistance.[2] By 1995, collected cannabis taxes had reached several million dollars annually.[3]

A 1995 report noted that cannabis was the only drug produced in Senegal, and mostly for local consumption, but that the government had taken few steps to counter the cannabis trade.[4] A 1998 report stated that farmers preferred cannabis as a crop since it was worth 20 times more money per kilogram than the national principle crop, groundnuts.[5]

Economy

Cannabis is cultivated in many parts of Senegal, particularly in the southern Casamance region.[6] Cannabis resin has been found to enter Europe from Senegal, though that may have originated in further countries.[7]

References

  1. ↑ West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited. 1980. p. 227.
  2. ↑ Guy Arnold (13 May 2013). The International Drugs Trade. Routledge. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-1-135-45515-6.
  3. ↑ Dina Siegel; H. Bunt; D. Zaitch (6 December 2012). Global Organized Crime: Trends and Developments. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-94-007-0985-0.
  4. ↑ DIANE Publishing Company (August 1995). International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1995. DIANE Publishing. pp. 439–. ISBN 978-0-7881-2057-2.
  5. ↑ Africa Recovery. UN. 1998. p. 7.
  6. ↑ International Narcotics Control Board (2001). Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2000. United Nations Publications. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-92-1-148131-0.
  7. ↑ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2006). 2006 World Drug Report: Analysis. United Nations Publications. pp. 2091–. ISBN 978-92-1-148214-0.
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