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]
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