Can you bring cannabis or CBD to Vietnam?

• Cannabis

  prohibited

  Cannabis is a controlled narcotic plant under Vietnamese law with no exception for recreational, medical, or industrial use; possession, transport, or trade carries criminal penalties up to life imprisonment for large quantities.

  Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, thc

  Checked 2026-09-16 — Source: Vietnam Law on Drug Prevention and Control No. 73/2021/QH14, Art. 2(6) & Art. 5 (English translation)

• CBD

  prohibited

  Decree 57/2022/ND-CP, which sets Vietnam's official schedules of controlled narcotic substances, places cannabis (plant, resin) and THC — the psychoactive compound in cannabis-derived CBD products — on List I, the highest-control tier absolutely prohibited for medical and social use; Vietnam draws no exception for low-THC or hemp-labeled formulations, so CBD oil has no legal personal-import route even with a foreign prescription. (The decree's detailed schedule appendix sits behind a subscriber paywall on the source used; its List-I placement of cannabis/THC is corroborated by multiple independent legal-industry analyses of the decree.)

  Also covers: cbd, cbd oil, hemp extract

  Checked 2026-09-16 — Source: Decree No. 57/2022/ND-CP on the Lists of Narcotic Substances and Precursors

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