Cannabis in Rwanda

Cannabis in Rwanda is legal for medicinal purposes, but illegal for recreational purposes.[1]

## History

[edit]

A 1959–1960 study showed that cannabis use in Rwanda at the time was confined to the minority Twa people. Negative associations of cannabis with violence, and with the low social status of the Twa and some other people, resulted in its usage being confined to that ethnic group.[2]

## Reform

[edit]

In 2010 the Minister of Health proposed a law to allow cannabis to be used for medical purposes in the country.[3][4] In 2021, Rwanda passed an order making cannabis for medicinal purposes legal.[1]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Rwanda legalises medical use of Cannabis". The East African. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
2. ^ Vera Rubin (1 January 1975). Cannabis and Culture. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 217–. ISBN 978-3-11-081206-0.
3. ^ Neil Carrier; Gernot Klantschnig (11 October 2012). Africa and the War on Drugs. Zed Books Ltd. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-1-84813-969-5.
4. ^ Ill and need marijuana? Head south to Rwanda - The East African

* v
* t
* e

Cannabis by country

By country|

| Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini (Swaziland)
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Madagascar
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Principe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

|

Antarctica|

* Antarctica

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Austria
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Greenland
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Guadeloupe
* French Guiana
* Martinique
* New Caledonia
* Réunion
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* History
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Bermuda
* Cayman Islands
* Gibraltar
* Montserrat

North America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago

| Canada|

* Legal history
* Legality by jurisdiction

|

United States|

* Legal history
* Timeline
* Medical
* Non-medical
* Legality by jurisdiction

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* New Zealand
* Cook Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

South America|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

See also|

* Legality of cannabis
* Annual cannabis use by country
* Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
* Cannabis political parties
* Timeline of cannabis law

This Cannabis-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This Rwanda-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template