Country profile · Western Europe
Portugal
Europe's largest cannabis exporter, with tightly restricted domestic patient access.
Adult-useNot legalPossession for non-medical use is an offence.
MedicalEstablishedSince Jun 2018
Latest milestoneJun 2018Medical
Last reviewedStatuses reviewed quarterly by our newsroom
The law in brief
Personal possession decriminalised since 2001, but sale and cultivation remain illegal. A major EU-GMP cultivator and exporter, and the second-largest source of Germany's medical imports.
Our classification for Portugal: adult use not legal, medical cannabis established.
Adult-use: Not legalPossession for non-medical use is an offence.
Medical: EstablishedA functioning prescription market with domestic or imported supply.
Key dates and latest developments
Curaleaf Laboratories and Herdade das Barrocas (HDB) Announce Strategic Partnership to Reintroduce HDB Products to the UK Medical Cannabis Market
Medical Cannabis
From Land to Brand: Why Cannabis’s Next Generation Is Going Asset-Light
Interviews
Is Spain Set to Become the Next European Cannabis Processing Hub?
Industry Trends
Germany Now Represents 62% of Canadian Cannabis Flower Exports as Portugal’s Share Collapses
Industry Trends
Medical
Law and policy
Drug decriminalisation
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