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
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.