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Legality

Is it legal in Greece? Drug law, penalties and sources

Greece answers the personal use question with three separate mechanisms in a single article, and a fourth for dependent users in the next one. This page states each, and links every substance to its own sourced entry. Legal information, not legal advice.

85 confirmed substances3 not separately listedLast updated September 21, 2026

One article covers procuring, possessing, using and growing

Article 29 of Law 4139/2013 is headed cannabis cultivation, use of narcotic substances, and forgery of a medical prescription. Its first paragraph covers whoever, for his own exclusive use, by any means procures or possesses narcotics in quantities justified only for his personal use, or uses them, or cultivates cannabis plants in a number or area justified only for his personal use.

Cultivation for personal use sits in the same provision as possession and use, and carries the same penalty, which is imprisonment of up to five months.

The article then says how the personal use purpose is established: by weighing the type, the purity and the quantity of the particular narcotic, together with the frequency of use, the time of use, the daily dose and the particular use needs of that user. It is a multi factor test about the person, not a fixed quantity limit.

Two more mechanisms in the same article

Paragraph 2 provides that the perpetrator of the act in paragraph 1 may be judged unpunished if the court, assessing the circumstances of the act and the personality of the perpetrator, judges that the punishable act was entirely occasional and is unlikely to be repeated.

Paragraph 3 provides that convictions under paragraph 1 are not entered in copies of the criminal record. So even a conviction that is imposed does not follow the person into the record extracts an employer or a foreign authority would see.

Paragraph 4 is unrelated to quantity and carries a heavier penalty: up to two years for drawing up, adulterating or using a forged medical prescription for narcotics intended for one's own use. Forging the prescription is punished four times as heavily as the possession it was for.

And dependent users are treated under a different regime

Article 30 covers the treatment of users dependent on narcotic substances. Those who have acquired the habit of drug use and cannot shed it by their own powers are made subject to a special treatment under that article rather than to the ordinary course.

So the same conduct can produce a different outcome depending on a finding about the person, and that finding is made in the proceedings.

What each provision carries

ProvisionConductPenalty
Law 4139/2013 art. 29(1)Procuring, possessing, using or cultivating cannabis for one's own exclusive useImprisonment of up to 5 months
Law 4139/2013 art. 29(2)The same act where entirely occasional and unlikely to be repeatedThe court may judge the perpetrator unpunished
Law 4139/2013 art. 29(3)A conviction under article 29(1)Not entered in criminal record extracts
Law 4139/2013 art. 29(4)Forging or using a forged prescription for one's own useImprisonment of up to 2 years
Law 4139/2013 art. 30A user dependent on narcotic substancesA separate treatment regime rather than the ordinary course

Every substance confirmed against a primary source

85 substances have a status for Greece verified against a named statute. Each row links to the full entry, with the consequences, the prescription position and the source.

SubstanceStatus
1P-LSDNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. 1P-LSD is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
2-FDCKNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. 2-FDCK is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
25I-NBOMeControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 25I-NBOMe is entry 90 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «251-NBOMe» and was placed by gazette 2444 B of 13 November...
2C-BControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 2C-B is entry 38 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «2C-B: 4 -βρωμο -2,5 -διμεθοξυφαινυλαιθυλαμίνη» and was placed by...
2C-EControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 2C-E is entry 53 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «2-CE: 2,5- Διμεθοξυ-4-αιθυλοφαιναιθυλαμίνη» and was placed by...
2C-IControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 2C-I is entry 41 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «2C-I: 2,5 - διμεθοξυ - 4 - ιωδο - φαιναιθυλαμίνη» and was placed...
2C-T-7Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 2C-T-7 is entry 42 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «2C-T-7: 2,5 - διμεθοξυ-4-( n)-προπυλοθειοφαιναιθυλαμίνη» and was...
3-MMCControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 3-MMC is entry 59 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «3-MMC» and was placed by gazette 148 B of 18 January 2023. The...
4-AcO-DMTNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. 4-AcO-DMT is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
4-HO-METNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. 4-HO-MET is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. 5-MeO-DMT is entry 48 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «5-MeO-DMT: 5-μεθοξυ-Ν,Ν-διμεθυλοτρυπταμίνη» and was placed by...
6-APBNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. 6-APB is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the version...
AdderallControlled through the amphetamine salts it is made of. Adderall is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 9 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry...
AlcoholNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Alcohol is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
Amanita muscariaNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Amanita muscaria is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is...
AmphetamineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Amphetamine is entry 9 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΑΜΦΕΤΑΜΙΝΗ: α - Μεθυλοφαινυλαιθυλαμίνη» and was placed by...
Amyl NitriteNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Amyl nitrite is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
AyahuascaControlled through the alkaloid it contains. Ayahuasca is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 4 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens...
BarbituratesControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. The tables name them one compound at a time rather than as a class, and Barbital is entry 9 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry...
BenzodiazepinesControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. The tables name them one compound at a time rather than as a class, and Alprazolam is entry 6 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry...
BuprenorphineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Buprenorphine is entry 11 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΒΟΥΠΡΕΝΟΡΦΙΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May...
CaffeineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Caffeine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
CannabinolNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Cannabinol is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
Cannabis / THCControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Cannabis is entry 3 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΙΝΔΙΚΗ ΚΑΝΝΑΒΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΡΗΤΙΝΗ ΚΑΝΝΑΒΕΩΣ» and was placed by...
CathinoneControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Cathinone is entry 18 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΚΑΘΙΝΟΝΗ: (-) -αλφα-αμινοπροπιφαινόνη» and was placed by...
ClonazepamControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Clonazepam is entry 22 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΚΛΟΝΑΖΕΠΑΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May...
CocaineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Cocaine is entry 4 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΚΟΚΑΪΝΗ: Μεθυλεστήρ της βενζοϋλοεκγονίνης» and was placed by...
CodeineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Codeine is entry 112 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΚΩΔΕΪΝΗ: Μεθυλαιθήρ της μορφίνης.» and was placed by gazette...
Crack CocaineControlled through the cocaine entry, which is not qualified by form. Crack cocaine is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 4 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the...
Delta-8-THCControlled through the tetrahydrocannabinol entry and the isomer clause. Delta 8 THC is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 11 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the...
DiazepamControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Diazepam is entry 17 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΔΙΑΖΕΠΑΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
DMTControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. DMT is entry 4 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «DMT: Ν,Ν - Διμεθυλοτρυπταμίνη» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25...
DOMControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. DOM is entry 12 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «STP, DOM: Διμεθοξυ-2,5 μεθυλο-4 φαινυλαιθυλαμίνη» and was placed by...
DXMControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. DXM is entry 15 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΔΕΞΤΡΟΜΕΘΟΡΦΑΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
EphedrineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Ephedrine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
EtizolamControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Etizolam is entry 82 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «Ετιζολάμη» and was placed by gazette 4838 B of 30 October...
FentanylControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Fentanyl is entry 99 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΦΑΙΝΤΑΝΥΛΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
GabapentinNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Gabapentin is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
GBLNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. GBL is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the version...
GHBControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. GHB is entry 20 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «GHB: γ -υδροξυβουτυρικό οξύ» and was placed by gazette 1903 B of 14...
HeroinControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Heroin is entry 5 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΗΡΩΪΝΗ Διακετυλομορφίνη» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25...
HHCControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. HHC is entry 16 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΕΞΑΥΔΡΟΚΑΝΝΑΒΙΝΟΛΗ HHC και των παραγώγων της» and was placed by...
HydrocodoneControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Hydrocodone is entry 88 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΥΔΡΟΚΩΔΟΝΗ: Διϋδροκωδεϊνόνη» and was placed by gazette 103...
KetamineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Ketamine is entry 129 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΚΕΤΑΜΙΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006. It...
KhatControlled through the two alkaloids it contains. Khat is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 18 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens...
KratomControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Kratom is entry 130 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA (φυτό ΚΡΑΤΟΜ)» and was placed by gazette...
LorazepamControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Lorazepam is entry 28 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΛΟΡΑΖΕΠΑΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
LSA (Morning Glory)Not listed in the Greek narcotics tables. LSA is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the version...
LSDControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. LSD is entry 7 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «(+)- ΛΥΣΕΡΓΙΔΙΟΝ, LSD, LSD-25» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25...
MDAControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. MDA is entry 27 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΤΕΝΑΜΦΕΤΑΜΙΝΗ ή MDA» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May...
MDMAControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. MDMA is entry 20 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «MDMA: 3, 4-Μεθυλενοδιοξυμεθαμφεταμίνη» and was placed by gazette...
MDPVControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. MDPV is entry 92 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «MDPV» and was placed by gazette 2444 B of 13 November 2015. It was...
MemantineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Memantine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
Mephedrone (4-MMC)Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Mephedrone is entry 58 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΦΕΔΡΟΝΗ/ 4-MMC (4-methylmethcathinone)» and was placed by...
MescalineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Mescaline is entry 8 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΣΚΑΛΙΝΗ: Τριμεθοξυ-3,4,5 φαινυλαιθυλαμίνη» and was placed by...
MethadoneControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Methadone is entry 5 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΘΑΔΟΝΗ: Διφαινυλο -4, 4 διμεθυλαμινο -6 επτανόνη -3» and...
MethamphetamineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Methamphetamine is entry 52 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΘΑΜΦΕΤΑΜΙΝΗ: (+) -Ν, α-Διμεθυλοφαινυλαιθυλαμίνη» and...
Methaqualone (Quaaludes)Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Methaqualone is entry 49 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΘΑΚΟΥΑΛΟΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May...
MethyloneControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Methylone is entry 98 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «METHYLONE» and was placed by gazette 2444 B of 13 November...
MethylphenidateControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Methylphenidate is entry 53 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΜΕΘΥΛΟΦΑΙΝΙΔΑΤΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25...
MitragynineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Mitragynine is entry 131 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «MITRAGYNINE» and was placed by gazette 1067 B of 10 March...
ModafinilControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Modafinil is entry 74 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΜΟΝΤΑΦΙΝΗΛΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
MorphineControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Morphine is entry 6 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΜΟΡΦΙΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006. The...
MXEControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. MXE is entry 93 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «METHOXETAMINE» and was placed by gazette 2444 B of 13 November...
NicotineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Nicotine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
NimetazepamControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Nimetazepam is entry 34 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΝΙΜΕΤΑΖΕΠΑΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May...
Nitrous OxideNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Nitrous oxide is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
OpiumControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Opium is entry 8 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that opens «ΟΠΙΟ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006. The same...
OxycodoneControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Oxycodone is entry 70 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΟΞΥΚΩΔΟΝΗ: Υδροξυ-14 διυδροκωδεϊνόνη» and was placed by...
PCPControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. PCP is entry 95 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Γ, the third table, an entry that opens «ΦΑΙΝΚΥΚΛΙΔΙΝΗ: (Φαινυλο -1 κυκλοεξυλο) -1 πιπεριδίνη» and was...
PeyoteControlled through the alkaloid it contains. Peyote is not named in the tables in its own right. What is named is entry 8 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens...
PhenibutNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Phenibut is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
PoppersNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Poppers are printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
PregabalinNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Pregabalin is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
PsilocybinControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Psilocybin is entry 14 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry that opens «ΨΙΛΟΚΥΒΙΝΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
QuetiapineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Quetiapine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
Salvia divinorumNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Salvia divinorum is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is...
Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)Not listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Scopolamine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. The tables name them one compound at a time rather than as a class, and JWH-018 is entry 96 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, the first table, an entry...
THC-PControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. THC-P is named expressly inside entry 15 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Β, the second table, an entry that names «(tetrahydrocannabiphorol, THCP)» and was...
TobaccoNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Tobacco is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
TramadolControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Tramadol is entry 47 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΤΡΑΜΑΔΟΛΗ» and was placed by gazette 1124 B of 18 June 2008....
Xanax (Alprazolam)Controlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Alprazolam is entry 6 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΑΛΠΡΑΖΟΛΑΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....
XylazineNot listed in the Greek narcotics tables. Xylazine is printed at no entry of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Α, Β, Γ or Δ in the Ministry of Health consolidated edition of June 2026, which is the...
ZolpidemControlled narcotic under Law 4139/2013. Zolpidem is entry 77 of ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ Δ, the fourth table, an entry that opens «ΖΟΛΠΙΔΕΜΗ» and was placed by gazette 103 A of 25 May 2006....

Not separately listed

3 substances are not separately named in the sources we could reach for Greece

For these the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Greece’s drug authority or your embassy.

SubstanceWhat we found
7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)Not confirmed. The metabolite is printed at no entry under any spelling. The plant it comes from and the parent...
CBDNot confirmed. Cannabidiol is not listed as a controlled substance. It is named only inside the analogue clause, and...
Pink Cocaine / TusiNot confirmed. Pink cocaine is a street name for a powder rather than a substance, and the tables name substances....

Sources

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