Cannabis & hemp regulatory news and information about

Lesotho

Recreational Marijuana Status:
Illegal
Medical Marijuana Status:
Legal

Seed Legality

Seeds permit-controlled for licensed operators only; personal purchase, possession or gifting remains illegal.
Hemp seeds
Restricted
Marijuana seeds
Restricted
Sale
Restricted
Transacting
Illegal
Gifting
Illegal

Under the Drugs of Abuse Act 2008 and the Drugs of Abuse (Cannabis) Regulations 2018, cannabis seed is a specifically permit-controlled item: licensed operators may cultivate, import, export and supply seed, and licence conditions require seed to be obtained from a registered seed supplier, with outdoor cultivation limited to sub-1%-THC strains grown from feminized seed for CBD isolate. Seed even forms part of licensed exports, making up roughly a tenth of the sector's annual export value per the Lesotho National Development Corporation. Outside this operator-licence system there is no personal-use allowance — unlicensed possession, purchase or transfer of viable seed remains a criminal offence. Lesotho has no separate agricultural hemp statute; low-THC cultivation sits inside the same medicinal licensing regime.

Key law:
Drugs of Abuse Act 2008; Drugs of Abuse (Cannabis) Regulations 2018
Last reviewed:
July 3, 2026
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This section is provided for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Seed laws change frequently — verify current law with qualified counsel before making decisions.

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