City-by-City Legal Guides
Is weed legal where you're travelling? In-depth city guides to cannabis laws for tourists — covering local enforcement, fines, penalties, and what visitors need to know in 2026.
Vlorë · Albania
Vlorë is a gateway to the Albanian Riviera and one of the country's most visited cities. Here's how Albanian cannabis law applies — and what enforcement looks like in this coastal tourist hub.
Durrës · Albania
Albania's largest port city and main entry point for travelers. Cannabis remains strictly illegal — and Durrës, as a major transit hub, sees active customs and police enforcement.
Sarandë · Albania
Sarandë is Albania's gateway to the Albanian Riviera, minutes from Corfu by ferry. Cannabis is strictly illegal — and the Greek border crossing adds critical extra risk for visitors.
Alicante · Spain
Spain decriminalises personal use in private, but public possession carries real fines. Alicante's cannabis social clubs, expat scene, and beach enforcement are all covered in this guide.
Marbella · Spain
Spain decriminalises personal use in private, but public possession carries real fines. Marbella's luxury resort setting, Andalusian enforcement culture, and Puerto Banús nightlife scene all shape the risk environment for visitors.
Puerto Banús · Spain
No legal dispensaries exist in Puerto Banús. Cannabis social clubs operate in a grey zone — here's what that means for tourists at the marina.
Málaga · Spain
Málaga is the Costa del Sol's gateway city and airport hub. Cannabis is decriminalised in private but public possession carries real fines — and airport transport is criminal, not administrative.
Torremolinos · Spain
Torremolinos is one of the Costa del Sol's busiest British tourist resorts. Cannabis is not legal here — beaches and bars are public spaces with active enforcement and fines up to €10,400.
Bangkok & Pattaya · Thailand
Thailand reclassified cannabis as medical-only in 2025 — recreational buying is now a criminal offence, though many Bangkok and Pattaya shops still sell openly. What tourists need to know in 2026.
Phuket · Thailand
Cannabis is medical-only in Thailand now, but Patong shops still sell — and Phuket's airport has become the country's top cannabis-smuggling hotspot. Full guide for 2026.
Chiang Mai · Thailand
Thailand's 2025 medical-only reclassification has thinned Chiang Mai's dispensary scene, and 300+ temple-zone restrictions still apply. 2026 guide for tourists and long-stay visitors.
Barcelona · Spain
Barcelona has Spain's most developed cannabis social club scene — and its most active enforcement against tourist-facing clubs. What visitors need to know about the gap between reputation and reality.
Prague · Czech Republic
The Czech Republic decriminalised personal cannabis use on 1 January 2026 — but retail sale is still illegal, and mislabelled THC candy has hospitalised tourists in Prague. What visitors need to know.
Amsterdam · Netherlands
Amsterdam's June 2026 coalition deal permanently dropped the residents-only coffeeshop rule. What "tolerated, not legal" actually means for visitors.
Ibiza · Spain
Clubs, beaches and the West End all count as public: cannabis there means a €601+ fine, and 2026 summer operations target exactly where tourists party.
Madrid · Spain
Private use isn't a crime, but public possession in Madrid means a €601+ fine, clubs operate with no regional law, and police raid them. What visitors need to know in 2026.
Lisbon · Portugal
Carrying up to 25g is an administrative offence with a fine of about €25–€150, but selling and growing are crimes. The 'hash' sold in Baixa is usually pressed bay leaves.
Berlin · Germany
Adults 18+ can carry 25g in Berlin, but tourists can't join cannabis clubs or buy legally — and smoking near playgrounds or in pedestrian zones costs €250–1,000.
Tirana · Albania
Cannabis is illegal in Albania's capital. Dealing carries 5–10 years under Art. 283, Blloku clubs get raided, and Rinas airport treats any amount as trafficking.
Koh Phangan · Thailand
Cannabis is medical-only in Thailand, and Koh Phangan saw 2026 Full Moon Party drug arrests, villa raids and a crackdown on fake ฿300 prescriptions. Full 2026 guide.
Bali · Indonesia
Cannabis, THC vapes and edibles are Class I narcotics in Indonesia. Any amount means arrest and likely prison; trafficking can mean life or the death penalty.
Dubai · UAE
Cannabis and CBD are fully illegal, a positive drug test counts as use even if you smoked abroad, and convicted foreigners now face mandatory deportation.
Paris · France
Cannabis is fully illegal in Paris. Since August 2026 police issue a €500 on-the-spot fine that goes on your criminal record; CBD shops are legal but can still fail a roadside test.
Porto · Portugal
Up to 25g is an administrative offence (fine of about €25–€150), but selling and growing are crimes. Fake-drug crews work Baixa, and police raided the Galerias nightlife strip in 2026.
Tokyo · Japan
Since December 2024 even using cannabis carries up to 7 years in prison, a urine test can support a charge, and most foreign CBD exceeds Japan's strict THC limits.
Rome · Italy
Personal possession in Rome means seizure and possible passport or licence suspension, hemp-flower shops are banned since 2025, and drug driving is a crime. What visitors need to know in 2026.
Munich · Germany
Adults 18+ can carry 25g in Munich, but Bavaria bans smoking at Oktoberfest and in beer gardens (up to €1,500) and fines ban-zone use at €500.
London · UK
Cannabis is Class B in London: small amounts often mean a warning or £90 notice, but public smoking can mean arrest — and UK airport cannabis courier arrests hit 976 in 2025.
Valletta · Malta
Adults may carry 7g, but tourists cannot join the residents-only associations, there are no shops, and public smoking costs up to €235.
Budapest · Hungary
Hungary criminalises consumption itself: a positive test after a club raid means a criminal case and up to 2 years in prison. The new government has not changed the law.
Singapore
Cannabis, CBD and vapes are fully illegal, a positive urine test is presumed use, and trafficking over 500g carries a mandatory death sentence.
New York · USA
Adults 21+ can carry up to 3 oz and smoke where tobacco is allowed — but not in parks, on federal land or through airports, and admitting use can get foreigners refused US entry.
Toronto · Canada
Adults 19+ can buy up to 30g at licensed Toronto stores with a passport — but taking any cannabis across the border, including to the US or from Pearson, is a crime.
Cancún · Mexico
Up to 5g isn't prosecuted in Cancún, but there is no legal way to buy, police extortion targets tourists in the Hotel Zone, and exporting via CUN can mean 10–25 years.
Vienna · Austria
Possession is a crime in Austria, but small personal-use cases are diverted with 1–2 years' probation. CBD shops sell only 0.3% THC flowers, and German-legal weed is still illegal to bring in.
Athens · Greece
Personal possession in Athens is a crime with arrest on the spot, hemp flower sales are banned since May 2026, and police target dealers selling to tourists on Mykonos. What visitors need to know.
Copenhagen · Denmark
Cannabis is illegal in Denmark. Fines start at DKK 2,000, prison applies from 100g of hash, Christiania's Pusher Street market closed in 2024, and non-EU tourists can be expelled.
Mexico City · Mexico
Courts protect personal use, but there is no legal sale. Over 5g is a crime, street smoking can mean 36 hours' arrest, and police shakedowns are the real risk.
Koh Samui · Thailand
Cannabis is medical-only since June 2025. Samui's Chaweng and Lamai shops face raids over fake ฿300 certificates, and the airport has seen major smuggling arrests.
Tenerife · Spain
Beaches and nightlife strips count as public: cannabis there means a €601+ fine, and 2026 raids target the tourist-facing 'clubs' and Las Verónicas.
Krabi · Thailand
Cannabis is medical-only in Thailand. Krabi saw 2026 raids on foreign-run cannabis operations, beach fines reach 25,000 THB, and the airport and Malaysia route are the real risk.
Valencia · Spain
Private use isn't a crime, but public possession on Valencia's beaches, streets or at Fallas means a €601+ fine, and clubs selling to tourists get raided. What to know in 2026.
Hamburg · Germany
Adults 18+ can carry 25g in Hamburg, but tourists can't join its 17 cannabis clubs or buy legally — and smoking in a ban zone or at the Hauptbahnhof costs €500 or more.
Dublin · Ireland
Cannabis is illegal in Ireland: a first small-amount offence may end with a caution or the new HSE referral, but couriers caught at Dublin Airport face years in prison.
Rotterdam · Netherlands
Rotterdam's roughly 40 coffeeshops serve tourists 18+ up to 5g a day, but public use is banned citywide and taking cannabis into Belgium is export under the Opium Act.
Zurich · Switzerland
Carrying up to 10g is not punishable, but smoking in public costs a CHF 100 fine, and Zurich's legal Züri Can pharmacy and club sales are for city residents only.
Las Vegas · USA
Adults 21+ can buy up to 2.5 oz, but smoking on the Strip, in casinos, hotel rooms or cars risks a $600 fine. Federal land and the airport are off-limits.
Los Angeles · USA
Adults 21+ can carry 28.5g, but public smoking is a $100–$250 infraction, illegal shops are everywhere, and LAX security, federal land and US entry still follow federal law.
Sydney · Australia
Illegal in NSW. Police may caution you for up to 30g (twice per lifetime), but sniffer dogs, zero-tolerance roadside THC tests and airport import charges catch visitors.
Istanbul · Türkiye
Any amount of cannabis for personal use is a crime in Istanbul (2–5 years), police track street buyers in Beyoğlu, and foreigners also risk removal and an entry ban.
Seoul · South Korea
Use and possession carry up to 5 years in prison, a forgotten THC vape or CBD gummy counts as import (5 years to life), and foreigners face exit bans and deportation.
Marrakech · Morocco
Morocco's legal cannabis is for licensed medical and industrial use only: using hash in Marrakech can mean up to a year in prison, and possession or transport 5–10 years.
Melbourne · Australia
Cannabis is illegal in Victoria. Small amounts usually end in a police caution, but any THC in a roadside saliva test costs your licence and airport imports carry up to 10 years.
Cape Town · South Africa
Adults may use cannabis in private, but every sale is still dealing, public use is an offence, and Cape Town's cannabis clubs have been raided.