Is cannabis legal in Austria?
Decriminalized
Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Austria is one of 29 countries classified “Decriminalized” for cannabis — 15% of the 199 with data. (Also searched as marijuana, weed.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of cannabis
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Slovenia
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Czech Republic
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Liechtenstein
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Croatia
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Switzerland
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- San Marino
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Other laws in Austria
- Drinking Age
- 16–17
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Legal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Legal / unregulated
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.