Jailed for a puff
Why Tunisia's prisons are crammed with cannabis users
France 24 (France)
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Many Tunisian prisons are overcrowded, some at 150 percent of their capacity — and authorities say one third of the inmates are there only for marijuana use. Under Tunisia’s Law 52, authorities can carry out random urine tests that can lead to convictions for marijuana use or possession and an automatic one-year prison sentence. Law 52 convictions have been on the rise, going from just a few hundred to several thousand over the last 15 years. But in February parliament is set to debate reforms that could cut down on overcrowding. (See also: “All this for a Joint” - Tunisia’s repressive drug law and a roadmap for its reform | Cannabis in Tunisia)
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