Is cannabis legal in Ethiopia?

Illegal

Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Ethiopia 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

Djibouti
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Eritrea
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Somalia
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Kenya
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
South Sudan
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Yemen
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Ethiopia

Drinking Age
21+
Smoking Age
18
Khat
Legal
E-Cigarettes
Sales banned

Every law in Ethiopia → · Where is cannabis legal? →

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.