Cannabis — Tanzania
What travelers need to know about cannabis in Tanzania. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Cannabis in Tanzania: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.
Cannabis is illegal in mainland Tanzania. Holding up to 50 grams for your own use carries a fine of at least TZS 500,000, imprisonment for three years, or both — and the law puts the burden on you to prove it was for personal use and not for sale. The provision travellers should know: a second conviction under this Act carries a fine of TZS 10 million or life imprisonment. Note that the Act covers Mainland Tanzania only — Zanzibar has its own separate drug legislation.
Up to 50 g for personal use: a fine of at least TZS 500,000, imprisonment for three years, or both. Consumption charged separately: a fine of at least TZS 1 million, three years, or both. A second or subsequent offence under the Act: a fine of TZS 10 million or life imprisonment. Cultivation, or permitting your land to be used: a minimum of thirty years. Cannabis of 20 kg or more is not bailable.
§ Tanzania AGO / National Prosecution Service — Drug Control and Enforcement Act, Cap. 95 R.E. 2023, ss. 11, 18, 19, 27, 30 (+ G.N. No. 173 of 2016, reg. 3)Verified Aug 23, 2026