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Argentina
Medical cannabis legal since 2017, with a national registry allowing patients to grow their own.
Adult-useDecriminalisedPossession of small amounts carries no criminal penalty, but supply remains illegal.
MedicalEstablishedA functioning prescription market with domestic or imported supply.
RegionAmericas
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The law in brief
Medical cannabis legal since 2017, with a national registry allowing patients to grow their own. A 2022 law created an industrial and medical cannabis agency; adult possession is decriminalised by court ruling, not statute.
Our classification for Argentina: adult use decriminalised, medical cannabis established.
Adult-use: DecriminalisedPossession of small amounts carries no criminal penalty, but supply remains illegal.
Medical: EstablishedA functioning prescription market with domestic or imported supply.