Is cannabis legal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
- Burundi
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Rwanda
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Republic of the Congo
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Angola
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Zambia
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Uganda
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Other laws in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated
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