Cannabis in Cameroon explained

Cannabis in Cameroon is illegal; the drug is locally referred to as banga.^[1]

Medical usage

In Cameroon, women traditionally crushed cannabis leaves and applied them to the abdomen to relieve the pains of women in labor,^[2] inserted cannabis into the vagina to maintain dry friction for their lover, and mixed cannabis with oil as a hair tonic to stimulate growth.^[3]

In 2001, the BBC reported that Cameroon would legalize medicinal cannabis, but import its supply from Canada.^[4]

Trafficking

Douala Airport and Yaoundé Airport in Cameroon served as transit hubs for cannabis export to Europe, both locally produced cannabis as well as product from DRC and Nigeria.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Chris Duvall. Cannabis. 15 November 2014. Reaktion Books. 978-1-78023-386-4. 89–.
2. Book: Christian Rätsch. Marijuana Medicine: A World Tour of the Healing and Visionary Powers of Cannabis. March 2001. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. 978-0-89281-933-1. 130–.
3. Book: Anita Kalunta-Crumpton. Pan-African Issues in Drugs and Drug Control: An International Perspective. 3 March 2016. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-08433-4. 40–.
4. Book: Martin Booth. Cannabis: A History. 16 June 2015. St. Martin's Press. 978-1-250-08219-0. 362–.
5. Book: Paul V. Daly. The Supply of Illicit Drugs to the United States: The Nnicc Report. July 1996. DIANE Publishing. 978-0-7881-3942-0. 63–.