Policy Tracker · Country overview
Botswana
Allowed only for medical or prescribed use.
National law
Drugs and Related Substances Act, 1992
gov.bw · Law
Section 16(1)
(1) Except to the extent and as may be otherwise provided in Part II of this Act, no person — ( a) shall deal in any habit-forming drug or any plant from which any habit-forming drug can be manufactured; or ( b) shall possess or use any such drug or plant.
Laws by substance
"No record" means nothing has been verified yet, not that the substance is legal. Regional entries are labelled with their place.
Psychedelics
Medical onlyCannabis: Illegal — Main article: Cannabis in Botswana Cannabis is legal for medicinal purposes only.
No reviewed history yet.
Show on the Psychedelics mapCannabis
Medical onlyCannabis: Illegal — Main article: Cannabis in Botswana Cannabis is legal for medicinal purposes only.
No reviewed history yet.
Show on the Cannabis mapKratom
No recordNo reviewed history yet.
Show on the Kratom map7-OH
No recordNo reviewed history yet.
Show on the 7-OH mapTimeline of laws
Reviewed law changes and decided bills, each linked to its official source.
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Bills
No reviewed bills on record for Botswana.
