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Can you bring cannabis or CBD to Tanzania?

Short answer
Prohibited

  • Cannabis

    prohibited

    DCEA (in Swahili): under the Drugs Control and Enforcement Act, Cap. 95, involvement of any kind with cannabis ("kulima, kuuza, kuhifadhi, kutumia, kuichakata" — growing, selling, storing/possessing, using, processing) is a criminal offence, "adhabu yake inafikia hadi KIFUNGO CHA MAISHA JELA" (the penalty can be up to life imprisonment). Canada's travel advice adds that drug penalties are severe, with long prison sentences. No primary source on CBD products was found, so treat any cannabis-derived product, CBD included, as prohibited.

    Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, bangi, ganja, hashish, thc

    Source Ukweli kuhusu Bangi (Facts about cannabis), Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA)Checked against the source on 2026-10-10

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