# Is cannabis legal in Vietnam?

> Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Vietnam: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Vietnam: use is an administrative offence, possession and any sale are crimes under the Penal Code with prison terms, and trafficking can carry the death penalty. Rule jurisdiction: Vietnam. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.

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

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Vietnam: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Vietnam: use is an administrative offence, possession and any sale are crimes under the Penal Code with prison terms, and trafficking can carry the death penalty. Rule jurisdiction: Vietnam. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal way to buy or use cannabis in Vietnam. There is no legal purchase route. Rule jurisdiction: Vietnam. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **How to buy:** There is no legal purchase route.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. There is no medical-cannabis programme in Vietnam; a prescription from another country gives no legal access. Rule jurisdiction: Vietnam. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Possession limit:** Prohibited. Cannabis is illegal in Vietnam: use is an administrative offence, possession and any sale are crimes under the Penal Code with prison terms, and trafficking can carry the death penalty. Rule jurisdiction: Vietnam. 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
- [congbaocdn.chinhphu.vn](https://congbaocdn.chinhphu.vn/CongBaoCP/VanBan/2022/8/37734/41623-1-2022709-71057-2022-nd-cp.pdf)

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