Cannabis is illegal in Botswana under the Drugs And Related Substances Act. Cannabis is commonly termed matekwane regionally and in Botswana, or by the Khoesan word dagga.
References
- Drugs and Related Substances (Act no. 18 of 1992) (PDF), Government of Botswana, 1992, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013, retrieved 3 October 2013
- Rautenbach, Jackson (19 March 2012), Is dagga the healing of a nation?, Sunday Standard, archived from the original on 7 October 2013, retrieved 3 October 2013
- Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). "Marijuana". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 108 (4th ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3.
