# Is cannabis legal in Malawi?

> Prohibited. Malawi licenses cultivation, production, or export of cannabis, but there is no consumer purchase channel. Licensing growers does not mean a person can legally buy a THC product locally. Rule jurisdiction: Malawi. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.

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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. Malawi licenses cultivation, production, or export of cannabis, but there is no consumer purchase channel. Licensing growers does not mean a person can legally buy a THC product locally. Rule jurisdiction: Malawi. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal purchase route in Malawi; the licensing regime covers cultivation and export, not consumer sales. Rule jurisdiction: Malawi. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **How to buy:** No consumer purchase channel; cultivation/export licences do not permit buying THC products locally.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. Cultivation, production, or export licences in Malawi do not allow a local patient to buy a THC product at an ordinary pharmacy; no working consumer medical channel is confirmed. Rule jurisdiction: Malawi. Reviewed: 2026-08-30.
- **Important restrictions:** Cultivation and export licensing is not a consumer market. There is no legal shop, dispensary, or pharmacy channel for buying THC cannabis. An export-oriented licensing regime is not a patient access programme. Do not treat a cultivation licence as evidence that patients can buy locally. There is no legal purchase channel for anyone, resident or visitor. Never carry cannabis across a national border.

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