Cannabis Enforcement TrackerbyCannabis Freedom IndexCFI ↗
EradicationverifiedCET-Z101QE

Laos destroys more than three tonnes of dried cannabis

Bolikhamxay authorities destroyed more than 3,000 kg of dried cannabis on 14 October 2026, alongside 6.3 million methamphetamine pills and more than two tonnes of kratom leaves. Vientiane's National Anti-Drug Day burn on 10 October included 8.578 kg of dried cannabis in a 3,894 kg total. The figures are post-conviction destructions, not annual seizures.

🇱🇦 Laos

Bolikhamxay authorities destroyed more than 3,000 kg of dried cannabis on 14 October 2026, alongside 6.3 million methamphetamine pills and more than two tonnes of kratom leaves. Vientiane’s National Anti-Drug Day burn on 10 October included 8.578 kg of dried cannabis in a 3,894 kg total. The figures are post-conviction destructions, not annual seizures.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Laos destroys tonnes of drugs as police warn of new substances (23 October 2026). Laotian Times. Bolikhamxay: more than 3,000 kg dried cannabis destroyed on 14 October 2026..
  2. Vientiane destroys seized drugs ahead of National Anti-Drug Day (12 October 2026). Lao News Agency. 3,894.263 kg total, including 8.578 kg dried cannabis..

Where

Layers
  • Urgent
  • At risk
  • Secure
  • Held in a genebank
  • No data yet
  • No seed lot recorded

From Landrace.wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0. Places offset by about 500 m.

Country only

Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Laos.18.49, 103.78

The law there

All reports from Laos →

Related reports