Is cannabis legal in Russia?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Russia 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
- Mongolia
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Kazakhstan
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Finland
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Norway
- Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Estonia
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Other laws in Russia
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Legal / unregulated
- 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.