Is cannabis legal in Sweden?

Legal (Medical)

Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.

Sweden 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

Norway
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Finland
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Estonia
Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Denmark
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Latvia
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Lithuania
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Sweden

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Illegal
Salvia Divinorum
Illegal
Khat
Illegal
E-Cigarettes
Regulated

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