Where is cannabis legal?
How cannabis (also searched as marijuana, weed) is treated in 199 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Legal 7 countries (4%), including Mexico, Germany, South Africa and Canada.
- Legal (Medical) 36 countries (18%), including India, Philippines, Turkey and Thailand.
- Decriminalized 29 countries (15%), including Brazil, Italy, Colombia and Spain.
- Illegal 125 countries (63%), including China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Nigeria.
- Varies by region 2 countries (1%): United States and Australia.
Legal 7
Legal (Medical) 36
- Albania
- Argentina
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Finland
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Lebanon
- Malawi
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Decriminalized 29
Illegal 125
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- France
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Varies by region 2
- Australia
- United States
In the United States, state by state
- Alabama
- Legal (Medical)
- Alaska
- Legal
- Arizona
- Legal
- Arkansas
- Legal (Medical)
- California
- Legal
- Colorado
- Legal
- Connecticut
- Legal
- Delaware
- Legal
- Florida
- Legal (Medical)
- Georgia
- Legal (Medical)
- Hawaii
- Legal (Medical)
- Idaho
- Illegal
- Illinois
- Legal
- Indiana
- Illegal
- Iowa
- Legal (Medical)
- Kansas
- Illegal
- Kentucky
- Legal (Medical)
- Louisiana
- Legal (Medical)
- Maine
- Legal
- Maryland
- Legal
- Massachusetts
- Legal
- Michigan
- Legal
- Minnesota
- Legal
- Mississippi
- Legal (Medical)
- Missouri
- Legal
- Montana
- Legal
- Nebraska
- Legal (Medical)
- Nevada
- Legal
- New Hampshire
- Legal (Medical)
- New Jersey
- Legal
- New Mexico
- Legal
- New York
- Legal
- North Carolina
- Decriminalized
- North Dakota
- Legal (Medical)
- Ohio
- Legal
- Oklahoma
- Legal (Medical)
- Oregon
- Legal
- Pennsylvania
- Legal (Medical)
- Rhode Island
- Legal
- South Carolina
- Illegal
- South Dakota
- Legal (Medical)
- Tennessee
- Illegal
- Texas
- Legal (Medical)
- Utah
- Legal (Medical)
- Vermont
- Legal
- Virginia
- Legal
- Washington
- Legal
- West Virginia
- Legal (Medical)
- Wisconsin
- Illegal
- Wyoming
- Illegal
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Legality of cannabis; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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