Is cannabis legal in North Korea?
Legal (Medical)
Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
North Korea is one of 36 countries classified “Legal (Medical)” for cannabis — 18% 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
- South Korea
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Japan
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Taiwan
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- China
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Mongolia
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Hong Kong
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Other laws in North Korea
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Smoking Age
- Under 18
- E-Cigarettes
- Sales banned
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.