Vietnam countries/vn.yaml
Reliable national information aboutNo lawful cannabis production was not established by. The 2025 drug law counts the retained sourcescannabis plant as a narcotic plant, prohibits growing it and excludes cultivation even from licensed research and production.[@l120]
l120
Reliable national information about legally available cannabis products was not established by the retained sources.
The retained sources do not establish whether aNo medical cannabis programme operates. The 2025 drug law excludes cannabis cultivation even from licensed research and production routes.[@l120]
l120
label 1 g to under 500 g resin, or 1 kg to under 10 kg plant parts · treatment criminal · prison min 3 years · prison 5 years · note First bracket; a prior uncleared penalty can criminalise smaller amounts, label 5 kg or more resin, or 75 kg or more plant parts · treatment criminal · prison min 15 years · note Fifteen to twenty years or life
label Illegal sale, base · treatment criminal · prison min 3 years · prison 7 years, label 5 kg to under 30 kg resin · treatment criminal · prison 20 years · note Twenty years or life, label 30 kg or more resin · treatment criminal · death true · note Life or death; death is alternative, not required
VND
label Illegal use, administrative · treatment civil · fine 2000000 · note Warning or 1–2 million dong fine plus compulsory rehabilitation for addicts, label Use in rehabilitation statuses, Article 256a · treatment criminal · prison min 2 years · prison 3 years, label Recidivism of Article 256a · treatment criminal · prison min 3 years · prison 5 years
All recreational use is prohibited. Possession starts at three to five years, sale at three to seven years rising to life or death in the highest weight bands, and use brings monitoring, rehabilitation or prison depending on status.[@a249,a251,a256,ln1]
a249, a251, a256, ln1