Vietnam's cannabis laws: Fine for recreational use, jail time for criminal offenders

Cannabis is illegal in Vietnam, although oil with cannabidiol is allowed and freely sold. - Reuters

MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Vietnam's laws on marijuana use are tough on paper, but penalties are often not as harsh as for other illegal drugs.

Cannabis - even for medical use - is illegal in Vietnam, although oil with cannabidiol - a non-psychoactive chemical found in marijuana - is allowed and freely sold.