Legal status of cannabis and vaping in the world
Country | Legal status of cannabis | Legal status of vaping |
Australia | Medical cannabis is legal | Vaping is unrestricted |
Arab language countries | Illegal | Illegal |
Brazil | Medical cannabis is permitted | Vaping is illegal but medicinal use is accepted (smoking cessation) |
China | Illegal | Governmental ban on sales/marketing of certain vapes and restricted use in public |
Europe (country-specificdata in table 3) | CBD with <0.2%–0.3% THC is legal in most countries | Vaping is unrestricted |
India | Cannabis is illegal | Federal ban on the import, manufacture, sale, advertisement, storage and distribution of e-cigarettes |
Israel | Cannabis is decriminalised | Vaping is unrestricted |
Japan | Cannabis is illegal | Vaping is illegal but medicinal use is accepted (smoking cessation) |
Korea | Medical cannabis is permitted | Vaping is unrestricted |
Nigeria | Cannabis is illegal | |
South Africa | Cannabis is decriminalised | Vaping is unrestricted |
THC, tetrahydrocannabinol.