Is cannabis legal in Kenya?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Kenya 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
- Uganda
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Ethiopia
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Tanzania
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Rwanda
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Burundi
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- South Sudan
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Other laws in Kenya
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Khat
- Restricted
- 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.