Is cannabis legal in Thailand?

Legal (Medical)

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

Thailand 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

Cambodia
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Laos
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Vietnam
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Myanmar
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Singapore
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Bangladesh
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Thailand

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
19+
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Decriminalized / tolerated
Salvia Divinorum
Legal / unregulated
E-Cigarettes
Sales banned

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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.