Cannabis — Egypt
What travelers need to know about cannabis in Egypt. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Cannabis in Egypt: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.
Cannabis is illegal in Egypt and enforcement is severe. LawLert could not reach any official Egyptian publication of the narcotics law, so this row rests on two foreign governments' travel advisories rather than on Egypt's own legal text, and the source link opens a UK government page. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office states that possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs is a serious offence and can, even for small amounts, lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty. The US State Department reports American travellers arrested and convicted for entering Egypt with medical marijuana or CBD products, prescription included. Do not bring cannabis in any form, CBD included, into Egypt.
Source is a foreign travel advisory, not Egyptian law: the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office states that possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs in Egypt is a serious offence and can, even for small amounts, lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty, and that people who get a life sentence on drugs charges normally spend the rest of their lives in prison with no chance of parole or a pardon. The US State Department likewise warns of severe penalties including life in prison or the death penalty, and reports US citizens arrested and convicted for bringing in medical marijuana or CBD despite holding prescriptions. No article numbers or figures from Egypt's own Law 182 of 1960 on narcotics are stated here, because that text is not published on any reachable Egyptian government site.
§ UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Egypt travel advice (Illegal drugs penalties)Verified Sep 30, 2026