Is cannabis legal in France?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
France 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
- Luxembourg
- Legal Cannabis is legal for recreational use.
- Switzerland
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Belgium
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Liechtenstein
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Monaco
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Andorra
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Other laws in France
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Legal / unregulated
- Khat
- Illegal
- 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.