Is cannabis legal in Vanuatu?

Legal (Medical)

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

Vanuatu 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

Solomon Islands
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Fiji
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Tuvalu
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Nauru
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Tonga
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Samoa
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Vanuatu

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18

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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.