# Is cannabis legal in Tanzania?

> Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Tanzania: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Tanzania, Zanzibar included, under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act 2015: possession is a criminal offence with prison terms and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Tanzania. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.

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Verified: 2026-09-22 (rule reviewed against its source) Scope: Tanzania.  
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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Tanzania: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Tanzania, Zanzibar included, under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act 2015: possession is a criminal offence with prison terms and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Tanzania. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal way to buy or use cannabis in Tanzania. There is no legal purchase route. Rule jurisdiction: Tanzania. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **How to buy:** There is no legal purchase route.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. There is no medical-cannabis programme in Tanzania; a prescription from another country gives no legal access. Rule jurisdiction: Tanzania. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Possession limit:** Prohibited. Cannabis is illegal in Tanzania, Zanzibar included, under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act 2015: possession is a criminal offence with prison terms and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Tanzania. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Important restrictions:** Any purchase is an offence; there is no personal-use exemption for buying. Street offers to tourists are a common setup for extortion or arrest. Never carry cannabis across a national border. Traces in luggage, vape cartridges or edibles count as possession. Medical proposals, where they exist, have not created a dispensing channel. Foreign nationals face the same penalties as residents, often with deportation added. Do not bring cannabis or THC products into the country. THC: Any amount is an offence.

## Sources
- [nps.go.tz](https://www.nps.go.tz/uploads/documents/sw-1751202638-THE%20DRUG%20CONTROL%20AND%20ENFORCEMENT%20ACT.pdf)

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