Legality
CBD legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of CBD has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for CBD in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)CBD (cannabidiol) is a Narcotics Group I (Golongan I) substance under Indonesia's Law No. 35 of 2009, which...
- AustraliaCBD (cannabidiol) is Schedule 4 (prescription-only) by default under the Poisons Standard; a Schedule 3...
- BahrainCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Law No. 15 of 2007 on narcotic drugs and psychotropic...
- BangladeshCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — cannabis (ganja/charas), resin, extracts and preparations are...
- BrazilCBD (cannabidiol) is available only through regulated channels, not as an over-the-counter supplement:...
- BruneiCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 27), which captures cannabis...
- CambodiaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — cannabis and its derivatives are listed narcotic substances in...
- CanadaCBD (cannabidiol) is a controlled phytocannabinoid under the Cannabis Act 2018 regardless of source or THC...
- ChinaCBD (cannabidiol) is not approved for any consumer use — the NMPA removed CBD from permitted cosmetic...
- CubaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as a narcotic under the Cuban Penal Code (Ley No. 151/2022) — cannabis and...
- EgyptCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Anti-Narcotics Decree-Law No. 182 of 1960 (amended by Law...
- FranceCBD (cannabidiol) is legal as a consumer product where finished-product THC does not exceed 0.3%, following...
- GermanyCBD (cannabidiol) as an isolated substance is not a narcotic under the Narcotics Act (BtMG) — only THC is...
- IndiaCBD (cannabidiol) legality turns on plant part, not a THC percentage: the NDPS Act 1985 (s 2(iii)) defines...
- IndonesiaCBD (cannabidiol) is a Narcotics Group I (Golongan I) substance — the strictest class — under Law No. 35 of...
- IranCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Anti-Narcotics Law (1988, amended 1997/2011/2017) —...
- IraqCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Law No. 50 of 2017 on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
- IrelandCBD (cannabidiol) is lawful only where derived from a non-controlled plant part with no THC content; THC is a...
- ItalyCBD (cannabidiol) is legal only if extracted from the leaves, stems and seeds of certified industrial hemp;...
- JapanCBD (cannabidiol) is legal only if THC is below the MHLW residue limits introduced by the December 2023...
- JordanCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 23...
- KuwaitCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — narcotics legislation prohibits cannabis and its derivatives...
- LaosCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — cannabis is a scheduled narcotic on the Ministry of Public...
- MalaysiaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis with no CBD category or THC threshold — it is a 'dangerous drug'...
- MaldivesCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis and among the strictest regimes — the Drugs Act (Law No. 17/2011)...
- MexicoCBD (cannabidiol) consumer products are permitted with THC below 1% subject to prior COFEPRIS sanitary...
- MyanmarCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law 1993,...
- NetherlandsCBD (cannabidiol) is sold as a consumer product but sits under the Opium Act (Opiumwet): CBD extracted from...
- New ZealandCBD (cannabidiol) is a prescription medicine, not a controlled drug: a 'CBD product' is statutorily defined...
- NigeriaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — the NDLEA Act (Cap. N30, 2004) and Indian Hemp Act 1966 ban any...
- North KoreaCBD (cannabidiol) has no lawful consumer framework in North Korea — narcotics are controlled under the DPRK...
- OmanCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs (Royal Decree No....
- PakistanCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis for individuals under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997...
- PhilippinesCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — 'marijuana' (Cannabis sativa L., every kind) is a dangerous...
- PolandCBD (cannabidiol) is legal as a food supplement or cosmetic where THC does not exceed 0.3% (raised from 0.2%...
- PortugalCBD (cannabidiol) from cannabis extract, tincture or resin is not permitted in consumer cosmetics or food;...
- QatarCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Law No. 9 of 1987 — cannabis is a Schedule I narcotic with...
- Saudi ArabiaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Anti-Narcotics Law (Royal Decree No. M/39 of...
- SingaporeCBD (cannabidiol) is a Class A controlled drug: 'cannabinol' and 'cannabinol derivatives' are separately...
- South KoreaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Narcotics Control Act, whose 'cannabis' definition...
- South SudanCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as a 'dangerous drug' under Chapter XXVI of the Penal Code Act, 2008 —...
- SpainCBD (cannabidiol) for ingestion is not authorised as a consumer product (unapproved Novel Food); only...
- Sri LankaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (as...
- SwedenCBD (cannabidiol) products containing any THC are classified as narcotics under Sweden's zero-tolerance...
- SwitzerlandCBD (cannabidiol) is legal and not subject to the Narcotics Act (BetmG): only cannabis with 1% or more THC is...
- SyriaCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under Narcotic Drugs Legislative Decree No. 2 of 1993 — cannabis...
- TaiwanCBD (cannabidiol) is prescription-only: low-THC CBD (below 0.001% THC) is permitted only as a medicine under...
- ThailandCBD (cannabidiol) is legal as a non-narcotic only if the extract contains 0.2% THC or less by weight and is...
- TurkeyCBD (cannabidiol) and cannabis extracts are controlled narcotic substances under Law No. 2313 on the Control...
- United Arab EmiratesCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis — Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021 expressly extends the...
- United KingdomCBD (cannabidiol) is legal as a consumer product: pure CBD isolate is not controlled, and a CBD product is...
- VietnamCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled and illegal — cannabis (plant, leaves, flowers, resin) and delta-9-THC are...
- YemenCBD (cannabidiol) is controlled as cannabis under the Law on Control of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances...
Not individually verified
For these 171 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that CBD specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa (US)
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla (UK)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda (UK)
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands (UK)
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao (Netherlands)
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (UK)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Polynesia (France)
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guam (US)
- Guatemala
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat (UK)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia (France)
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico (US)
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena (UK)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- State of Palestine
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe