Is cannabis legal in the United Arab Emirates?
Illegal
Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
The United Arab Emirates 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
- Qatar
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Bahrain
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Oman
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Kuwait
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Iran
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Saudi Arabia
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Drinking Age
- 21+
- Khat
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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