Is cannabis legal in Burkina Faso?

Illegal

Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Burkina Faso is one of 125 countries classified “Illegal” for cannabis — 63% 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

Ghana
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Togo
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Mali
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Benin
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Côte d'Ivoire
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Liberia
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Burkina Faso

Smoking Age
18

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