# Is cannabis legal in Ghana?

> Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Ghana: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal to buy, possess or use in Ghana. Rule jurisdiction: Ghana. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.

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

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Ghana: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal to buy, possess or use in Ghana. Rule jurisdiction: Ghana. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal way to buy or use cannabis in Ghana. There is no legal purchase route. Rule jurisdiction: Ghana. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **How to buy:** There is no legal purchase route.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. There is no medical-cannabis programme in Ghana; a prescription from another country gives no legal access. Rule jurisdiction: Ghana. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Possession limit:** Prohibited. Cannabis is illegal to buy, possess or use in Ghana. Rule jurisdiction: Ghana. 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: Licensed hemp only, below 0.3 % THC.

## Sources
- [ncc.gov.gh](https://www.ncc.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PRESS_STATEMENT_NO_ENTITY.pdf)
- [repository.parliament.gh](https://repository.parliament.gh/items/7e9a78ad-7c70-433b-8bd9-af92ce1b77af)

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