# Is cannabis legal in Egypt?

> Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Egypt: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Egypt under Law 182/1960: possession and use are criminal offences, and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Egypt. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.

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

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Egypt: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Egypt under Law 182/1960: possession and use are criminal offences, and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Egypt. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal way to buy or use cannabis in Egypt. There is no legal purchase route. Rule jurisdiction: Egypt. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **How to buy:** There is no legal purchase route.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. There is no medical-cannabis programme in Egypt; a prescription from another country gives no legal access. Rule jurisdiction: Egypt. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Possession limit:** Prohibited. Cannabis is illegal in Egypt under Law 182/1960: possession and use are criminal offences, and trafficking carries life sentences. Rule jurisdiction: Egypt. 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
- [edaegypt.gov.eg](https://www.edaegypt.gov.eg/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-182-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9-1960/)

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