Is cannabis legal in Venezuela?

Illegal

Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Venezuela 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

Trinidad and Tobago
Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Colombia
Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Grenada
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Guyana
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Saint Lucia
Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.

Other laws in Venezuela

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18
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.