Is cannabis legal in El Salvador?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
El Salvador 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
- Guatemala
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Honduras
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Belize
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Nicaragua
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Costa Rica
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Panama
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Other laws in El Salvador
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly 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.