Is cannabis legal in Zimbabwe?

Legal (Medical)

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

Zimbabwe 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

Mozambique
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Botswana
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Zambia
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Malawi
Legal (Medical) Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Eswatini
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
Lesotho
Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.

Other laws in Zimbabwe

Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18
E-Cigarettes
Legal / lightly regulated

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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.