Is cannabis legal in Mauritania?

Illegal

Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Mauritania 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

Senegal
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
The Gambia
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Guinea-Bissau
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Mali
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Guinea
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Sierra Leone
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Mauritania

Drinking Age
Alcohol prohibited
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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