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| ⚫ | Cannabis is illegal in Benin. The country is not a major drug producer or consumer, but increasingly serves as a transshipment point for drugs produced elsewhere. [[Cannabis]] is the only drug produced locally in [[Benin]], though mostly on a small scale.<ref name="Arnold2013">{{cite book|first=Guy |last=Arnold|title=The International Drugs Trade|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHH1ON4EEXsC&pg=PA191|date=2005 |access-date=2024-02-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-45515-6|pages=191–}}</ref><ref name="Company1995">{{cite book|title=International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |date=March 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0DlWjK3YCEC&pg=PA446|publisher=[[Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs|United States Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs]]|isbn=978-0-7881-2057-2|pages=446}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The ''Encyclopedia of Drug Policy'' noted in 2011 that over the past two decades, sale of cannabis had increasingly fallen under the control of organized crime syndicates operating regionally, particularly from Nigeria.<ref name="KleimanHawdon2011">{{cite book|author1=Mark A. R. Kleiman|author2=James E. Hawdon|title=Encyclopedia of Drug Policy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OePnCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT117|date=12 January 2011|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-5063-3824-8|pages=117–}}</ref> Porto |
The ''Encyclopedia of Drug Policy'' noted in 2011 that over the past two decades, sale of cannabis had increasingly fallen under the control of organized crime syndicates operating regionally, particularly from Nigeria.<ref name="KleimanHawdon2011">{{cite book|author1=Mark A. R. Kleiman|author2=James E. Hawdon|title=Encyclopedia of Drug Policy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OePnCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT117|date=12 January 2011|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-5063-3824-8|pages=117–}}</ref> [[Porto-Novo]] emerged as a particular transit point, given its proximity to Nigeria which allowed collaboration with [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] smugglers.<ref name="Arnold2013"/> |
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==Enforcement== |
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In 2006, Benin seized 82 kilograms of cannabis.<ref>{{cite book|title= |
In 2006, Benin seized 82 kilograms of cannabis.<ref>{{cite book|title=Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2008, Statistics for 2006|url=https://www.incb.org/documents/Narcotic-Drugs/Technical-Publications/2007/narcotic_drugs_2007_final.pdf|date=2007|publisher=United Nations Publications|isbn=978-92-1-048119-9|page=313 |access-date=2024-02-22}}</ref> In 2021, the number rose to 2,444 kilograms.<ref>{{cite book|title=Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2023, Statistics for 2021|url=https://www.incb.org/documents/Narcotic-Drugs/Technical-Publications/2022/Narcotic_Drugs_Technical_Publication_2022.pdf|date=2022|publisher=United Nations Publications|isbn=978-92-1-148371-0|page=505 |access-date=2024-02-22}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 23 February 2024
Cannabis is illegal in Benin. The country is not a major drug producer or consumer, but increasingly serves as a transshipment point for drugs produced elsewhere. Cannabis is the only drug produced locally in Benin, though mostly on a small scale.[1][2]
History[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Drug Policy noted in 2011 that over the past two decades, sale of cannabis had increasingly fallen under the control of organized crime syndicates operating regionally, particularly from Nigeria.[3] Porto-Novo emerged as a particular transit point, given its proximity to Nigeria which allowed collaboration with Yoruba smugglers.[1]
Enforcement[edit]
In 2006, Benin seized 82 kilograms of cannabis.[4] In 2021, the number rose to 2,444 kilograms.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Arnold, Guy (2005). The International Drugs Trade. Routledge. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-135-45515-6. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. United States Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. March 1995. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-7881-2057-2.
- ^ Mark A. R. Kleiman; James E. Hawdon (12 January 2011). Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. SAGE Publications. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-1-5063-3824-8.
- ^ Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2008, Statistics for 2006 (PDF). United Nations Publications. 2007. p. 313. ISBN 978-92-1-048119-9. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2023, Statistics for 2021 (PDF). United Nations Publications. 2022. p. 505. ISBN 978-92-1-148371-0. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
