Country profile · Americas
Colombia
Medical cultivation and export licensed since 2016, with a growing domestic prescription market.
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 cultivation and export licensed since 2016, with a growing domestic prescription market. Personal possession is decriminalised, but repeated adult-use legalisation bills have failed in Congress.
Our classification for Colombia: 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.
Key dates and latest developments
Drug War 2.0 Puts International Cannabis Reform at Risk
International Regulation
Could Colombian Cannabis Become the Next Big Thing in Europe?
Medical
Colombia Emerging as a Global Supplier of Cannabis
Opinion
Allied Corp Expands in to Europe as It Hopes to Shift Perceptions Around Colombian Cannabis
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