Is cannabis legal in Germany?
Legal
Cannabis is legal for recreational use.
Germany is one of 7 countries classified “Legal” for cannabis — 4% 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.
- Netherlands
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Czech Republic
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Austria
- 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.
Other laws in Germany
- Drinking Age
- 16–17
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- 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.