Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo explained

Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo is illegal. Cannabis is known locally as mbanga.^[1]

History

As early as 1959, the year prior to independence from France, cannabis was noted growing throughout Congo, particularly in Pool Prefecture.^[2] The market appeared to have increased in that period, leasing farmers to grow cannabis in cassava plots.^[3]

During the conflicts of the 1990s, militias controlled cannabis plantations around Brazzaville and Dolisie.^[4]

Further reading

• Book: Drogue: les fruits amers de la mondialisation. 1998. ECLM. 978-2-84377-032-6. 60–.
• Book: Robert Edmond Ziavoula. Brazzaville, une ville à reconstruire: recompositions citadines. 2006. KARTHALA Editions. 978-2-84586-825-0. 323–.
• Book: Guy Arnold. The International Drugs Trade. 13 May 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-45515-6. 191–.

Notes and References

1. Book: Omer Massoumou. Ambroise Queffélec. Le français en République du Congo: sous l'ère pluripartiste (1991-2006). 2007. Archives contemporaines. 978-2-914610-42-1. 289–.
2. Book: United Nations. Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Summary of Annual Reports of Governments Relating to Opium and Other Narcotic Drugs. 1959.
3. Book: Ch. Didier Gondola. Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa. 10 April 2016. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-02080-2. 223–.
4. Book: Guy Arnold. The International Drugs Trade. 13 May 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-45515-6. 183–.