Can you bring cannabis or CBD to the Dominican Republic?

• Cannabis

  prohibited

  No allowance. Drugs are prohibited, and the Dominican Republic has a zero-tolerance policy on illegal drugs including cannabis.

  DGA Manual del Viajero, FAQ 14 ('¿Qué artículos están prohibidos o restringidos?'): 'La droga, sustancias psicotrópicas, armas de fuego, sustancias contaminantes, y otras que afecten la seguridad nacional.' Canada's travel advice (travel.gc.ca/destinations/dominican-republic, updated 26 May 2026): 'The Dominican Republic has a zero-tolerance policy to illegal drugs, including cannabis. Authorities can impose severe penalties for possession of even a small quantity'; departing travellers may be drug-screened, have luggage searched or be asked to undergo an X-ray. Medical cannabis prescriptions from other countries are not recognised in any source we found. CBD: no official source addresses CBD specifically — treat THC-containing CBD products as cannabis.

  Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, thc, edibles, hashish, cbd, cbd oil

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  Source Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) — Manual del Viajero (traveller FAQ page)Checked against the source on 2026-10-09

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