Cannabis in Tunisia explained

Cannabis in Tunisia is illegal.^[1] Cannabis is also known as Zatla nationally or Takrouri regionally.^[2]

History

Cannabis is believed to have been introduced to Tunisia during the Arab invasions of the 9th through 12th centuries.^[3] In 1550 Leo Africanus' Description of Africa described hashish consumption in Tunis:

Cannabis prohibition was introduced in Tunisia under French rule^[4] and outlawed by decree on 23 April 1953.^[2]

Enforcement

Tunisia still uses urinalysis to prove cases of use without possession. If the urinalysis result is below 20 nanogram/liter, the defendant will be accused by inhalation which is 6 months of imprisonment.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: United Nations. Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Summary of Annual Reports of Governments Relating to Opium and Other Narcotic Drugs. 1949. TUNISIA 18. A Decree of 23 April 1953“ (published in the Journal Officiel Tunisien of 28 April 1953) prohibits the cultivation of cannabis and the use of takrouri (cannabis) and specifies the conditions under which the ....
2. Book: Summary of Annual Reports of Governments Relating to Opium and Other Narcotic Drugs. 1955. United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. 4.
3. Book: Gabriel G. Nahas. Kenneth M. Sutin. David J. Harvey . Stig Agurell. Marihuana and Medicine. 5 April 1999. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-59259-710-9. 4–.
4. News: 2017-04-12. Some Arab governments are rethinking harsh cannabis laws. The Economist. 2021-06-11. 0013-0613.
5. Book: The Rough Guide to Tunisia – Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris – Google grâmatas . 9781858287485 . 2013-06-23 . Jacobs . Daniel . Morris . Peter . 2001 .
6. Web site: Tunisia accuses 'missing' Maltese of smuggling cannabis . timesofmalta.com . 2013-06-23 .
7. Web site: http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556. ar:النصوص القانونية المتعلقة بقطاع الأمن في تونس. ar. 2016-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219114432/http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556. 2015-12-19. dead.