Is cannabis legal in Nigeria?

Illegal

Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Nigeria 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

Cameroon
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Niger
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Benin
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Togo
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Equatorial Guinea
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Ghana
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Nigeria

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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